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MEMORIAL   ADDRESSES 


Sixtieth  Congress 
First  Session 


SENATE  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 
May  2, 1908 


HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 
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Proceedings  in  the  Senate 

Prayer  by  Rev.  Edward  E.  Hale 5,7 

Memorial  addresses  by: 

Address  of  Mr.  Taliaferro,  of  Florida 9 

Address  of  Mr.  Gallinger,  of  New  Hampshire  __  15 

Address  of  Mr.  Daniel,  of  Virginia 20 

Address  of  Mr.  Nelson,  of  Minnesota.  _  26 

Address  of  Mr.  Clay,  of  Georgia 30 

Address  of  Mr.  Perkins,  of  California 36 

Address  of  Mr.  Milton,  of  Florida 4° 

Proceedings  in  the  House 45 

Prayer  by  Rev.  Henry  N.  Couden,  D.  D 47 

Memorial  addresses  by: 

Address  of  Mr.  Spafrkman,  of  Florida —  5° 

Address  of  Mr.  Payne,  of  New  York  _  _  59 

Address  of  Mr.  De  Armond,  of  Missouri.  62 

Address  of  Mr.  Lawrence,  of  Massachusetts  _  .  67 

Address  of  Mr.  Brantley,  of  Georgia  __  69 

Address  of  Mr.  Lamb,  of  Virginia —  74 

Address  of  Mr.  Waldo,  of  New  York  _  79 

Address  of  Mr.  Sufeer,  of  New  York . .  80 

Address  of  Mr.  Clark,  of  Florida 84 

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DEATH  OF  SENATOR  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY 
PROCEEDINGS  IN  THE  SENATE 

MONDAY,  January  6,  1908. 

Rev.  EDWARD  K.  HALE,  Chaplain  of  the  Senate,  offered  the 
following  prayer: 

The  people  that  sat  in  darkness  saw  a  great  light;  and  to  them 
who  sat  in  the  region  and  shadow  of  death  light  is  sprung  up. 
*  *  Unto  you  that  fear  my  name  shall  the  Sun  of  Right 
eousness  arise  with  healing  in  His  wings.  *  *  *  Repent  ye, 
for  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand. 

Father  of  light,  Father  of  love,  in  the  midst  of  darkness  Thou 
wert  pleased  to  reveal  Thyself  to  all  sorts  and  conditions  of 
men — to  all  Thy  children.  The  Sun  of  Righteousness  arises 
with  healing  in  His  wings.  From  day  to  day  and  from  year  to 
year  this  world  is  coming  nearer  and  nearer  to  its  God. 

And  here  are  we,  Father.  Thy  servants  are  sent  to  do  Thy 
will,  to  enter  into  Thy  service,  that  service  which  is  perfect 
freedom,  that  Thy  kingdom  may  come  and  Thy  will  may  be 
done  here  on  earth  as  in  heaven. 

As  the  year  begins,  Father,  as  these  Christmas  solemnities 
go  by,  we  come  to  Thee  as  so  many  children  of  the  living  God, 
asking  Thee  that  we  may  be  strong  with  Thy  strength^  that  we 
may  speak  as  His  servants,  that  we  may  enter  into  Thy  king 
dom. 

Hear  us  and  answer  us  as  Thy  children. 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  Thy  name.  -Thy 
kingdom  come,  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in  heaven. 


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Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  Forgive  us  our  trespasses  as 
we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us.  Lead  us  not  into 
temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  Thine  is  the  kingdom, 
the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever.  Amen. 

Mr.  TALIAFERRO.  Mr.  President,  it  has  become  my  painful 
duty  to  announce  to  the  Senate  the  death  of  my  late  colleague, 
the  Hon.  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY,  at  his  home  in  Pensacola,  at 
12.48  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  December  23  last. 

At  some  future  day  I  will  ask  the  Senate  to  set  aside  a  time 
to  pay  fitting  tribute  to  his  memory.  I  ask  now  the  passage 
of  the  resolutions  which  I  send  to  the  desk. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  Senator  from  Florida  asks  for 
the  adoption  of  resolutions,  which  will  be  read  by  the  Secretary. 

The  Secretary  read  the  resolutions  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  the  Senate  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  death 
of  the  Hon.  STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY,  late  a  Senator  from  the  State  of 
Florida. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  communicate  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
to  the  House  of  Representatives. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  question  is  on  agreeing  to  the 
resolutions  submitted  by  the  Senator  from  Florida. 

The  resolutions  were  unanimously  agreed  to. 

Mr.  TALIAFERRO.  As  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory 
of  my  deceased  colleague,  I  move  that  the  Senate  now  adjourn. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to,  and  (at  12  o'clock 
and  5  minutes  p.  m.)  the  Senate  adjourned  until  to-morrow, 
Tuesday,  January  7,  1908,  at  12  o'clock  meridian. 

TUESDAY,  April  14,  1908. 

Mr.  TALIAFERRO.  Mr.  President,  I  desire  to  give  notice  that 
on  Saturday,  May  2,  immediately  after  the  routine  morning 
business,  I  shall  ask  the  Senate  to  consider  resolutions  commemo- 


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rative  of  the  lives,  character,  and  public  services  of  my  late 
colleagues,  Hon.  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORV  and  the  Hon.  WILLIAM 
JAMES  BRYAN. 

SATURDAY,  May  2,  1908. 
The  Chaplain,  Rev.  EDWARD  E.  HALE,  offered  the  following 

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prayer : 

Paul,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  faithful  brethren: 

We  do  not  cease  to  pray  for  you  and  to  desire  that  ye  might  be 
filled  with  the  spirit  in  all  wisdom  and  understanding;  that  ye 
might  walk  worthily  of  the  Lord,  bearing  fruit  in  every  good  work 
and  increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God,  strengthened  with  all 
power  according  to  the  might  of  His  glory. 

Let  us  pray. 

Here  is  our  prayer,  Father,  that  what  the  apostle  asked  from 
Thee  Thou  wilt  give  to  us  to-day  in  this  day's  duty,  in  to-day's 
pleasure,  in  work,  in  thought,  alone  or  together,  that  the  Lord 
God  will  be  with  us  to  teach  us,  Father,  Thy  will;  that  we  may 
walk  worthy  of  this  Christian  vocation  to  which  we  are  called; 
that  it  may  not  be  in  vain  that  Thou  hast  lifted  this  nation 
where  it  is,  to  be  the  messenger  of  Thy  glad  tidings  to  all  men. 

To-day,  Father,  we  go  back  into  the  past  to  recall  memories 
of  the  lives  of  those  who  have  served  in  this  Chamber,  and  to 
look  forward  for  the  good  of  this  people.  May  every  lesson  of 
the  past  be  translated  for  us  into  duties  for  to-day,  to-morrow, 
and  every  day.  Oh,  God,  make  this  nation  that  happy  people 
whose  God  is  the  Lord.  We  ask  it,  in  Christ  Jesus. 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  hallowed  be  Thy  name.  Thy 
kingdom  come,  Thy  will  be  done,  on  earth  as  it  is  done  in 
heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread,  and  forgive  us  our 
trespasses,  as  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us.  And 
lead  us  not  into  temptation,  but  deliver  us  from  evil,  for  Thine 
is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  forever.  Amen. 


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Mr.  TAUAFERRO.  Mr.  President,  I  ask  for  the  consideration 
of  the  resolutions  I  send  to  the  desk. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.  The  Senator  from  Florida  submits 
resolutions,  which  will  be  read. 

The  Secretary  read  the  resolutions,  as  follows: 

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Resolved,  That  the  Senate  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  deaths 
of  the  honorahles  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY  and  WILLIAM  JAMES  BRYAN,  late 
Senators  from  the  State  of  Florida. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  deceased  Sena 
tors  the  business  of  the  Senate  be  now  suspended  to  enable  their  associates 
to  pay  proper  tribute  to  their  high  characters  and  distinguished  public 
services. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  communicate  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  to 
the  House  of  Representatives  and  transmit  a  copy  thereof  to  the  families 
of  the  deceased  Senators. 

The  VICE-PRESIDENT.    The    question  is  on    agreeing    to  the 
resolutions  submitted  by  the  Senator  from  Florida. 
The  resolutions  were  unanimously  agreed  to. 


Address  of  Mr.  Taliaferro,  of  Florida 


MEMORIAL  ADDRESSES 


"  ADDRESS  OF  MR.  TALIAFERRO,  OF  FLORIDA 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  The  late  distinguished  Senator,  STEPHEN  R. 
MALLORY,  of  Florida,  died  at  Pensacola,  his  home,  on  Monday 
morning,  December  23,  1907,  in  the  sixtieth  year  of  his  age. 
He  was  born  in  Columbia,  S.  C.,  November  2,  1848,  but  very 
soon  thereafter  was  taken  by  his  mother  to  Key  West,  Fla., 
where  his  boyhood  days  were  spent.  In  the  fall  of  1864,  when 
only  1 6  years  old,  he  entered  the  Confederate  army,  but  after  a 
brief  service,  or  in  1865,  was  transferred  to  the  navy,  serving  as 
a  midshipman  on  the  Patrick  Henry  until  the  war  ended. 

Soon  after  the  surrender,  or  in  November,  1865,  he  entered 
Georgetown  College,  District  of  Columbia,  and  graduated  there 
from  in  June,  1869.  The  fortunes  of  the  family  having  been 
sapped  by  the  four  years'  struggle,  he  had  to  bend  his  efforts 
of  body  and  mind  to  the  serious  affairs  of  life,  and,  having 
made  a  fine  record  in  college,  he  applied  for  and  obtained  a 
chair  in  his  alma  mater  and  taught  there  for  two  years.  In 
June,  1904,  this  institution  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of 
doctor  of  laws.  The  hours  not  filled  by  his  duties  at  college 
were  diligently  spent  in  preparing  himself  for  the  practice  of 
law.  Later  he  removed  to  New  Orleans  and,  while  still  read 
ing  law,  supported  himself  by  teaching  school.  In  1873  he, 
was  admitted  to  the  supreme  court  of  Louisiana  and  in  1874 
removed  to  Pensacola  and  began  practice. 

From  his  early  life  he  took  an  active  interest  in  govern 
ment  and  politics,  and  especially  in  the  herculean  struggle 


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being  made  to  free  Florida  from  the  corrupt  control  of  political 
adventurers.  In  1876  he  was  elected,  as  a  Democrat,  to  the 
lower  house  of  the  Florida  legislature;  was  elected  to  the  State 
senate  in  1880  and  reelected  in  1884,  his  services  covering 
in  all  a  period  of  ten  years.  His  record  was  excellent  in  every 
way  and  inspired  his  people  with  such  confidence  in  his  integ 
rity  and  ability  that  he  was  sent  to  represent  his  district  in 
the  Fifty-second  and  Fifty-third  Congresses. 

In  1897  the  Florida  legislature  balloted  many  days  for  many 
men  for  United  States  Senator  in  one  of  the  most  exciting  con 
tests  of  the  history  of  the  State,  and  finally  elected  Senator 
MALLORY  to  succeed  the  Hon.  Wilkinson  Call.  He  was  actually 
not  a  contestant  for  the  place,  but  believed  that  the  honor  would 
go  to  one  of  the  declared  candidates  then  in  the  field.  Indeed, 
it  is  said  that  he  had  no  notice  of  any  purpose  to  propose  his 
name  earlier  than  twenty-four  hours  before  his  election. 

Senator  MALLORY'S  career  in  this  body  shows  him  to  have 
been  a  careful  thinker  and  a  conservative  statesman.  He  was 
not  opposed  to  reform,  but  first  satisfied  himself  that  a  change 
was  needed  and  that  the  new  order  would  be  better  than  the 
old.  He  thought  that  the  basic  principles  of  this  Government 
were  sound;  his  respect  for  the  Constitution  was  profound,  and 
his  abiding  faith  was  that  through  the  study  of  the  Constitution 
the  broadest  and  best  principles  of  government  could  be 
learned.  In  his  will  he  left  a  sum  to  Georgetown  University 
to  be  invested  and  the  proceeds  used  to  provide  medals  to  be 
awarded  from  time  to  time  for  the  best  essays  upon  the  Con 
stitution  of  the  United  States. 

Senator  MALLORY'S  mind  was  essentially  judicial  and  his 
sense  of  justice  true  and  correct.  He  was  of  the  Catholic  faith 
and  loved  his  church,  but  I  submitted  a  case  to  him  once  in 
which  the  church  was  largely  interested,  and,  after  giving  it 


Address  of  Mr.  Taliaferro,  of  Florida  n 

careful  study  and  thought,  he  decided  that  the  contention  of 
the  church,  while  possibly  correct  in  equity,  had  no  standing 
in  the  law. 

While  he  was  grateful  to  those  who  had  brought  about  his 
election  to  the  Senate  from  the  deadlock  of  the  Florida  legisla 
ture  in  1897  and  loyal  to  the  men  who  led  in  that  contest,  yet  his 
gratitude  and  loyalty  were  not  allowed  to  extend  beyond  the 
bounds  of  what  a  correct  conscience  told  him  was  right.  In 
his  first  term  in  this  great  deliberative  body  Senator  MALLORY 
made  an  excellent  record,  and  upon  the  strength  of  it  had  no 
opposition  for  a  second  term,  his  election  by  the  legislature  in 
April,  1903,  being  unanimous. 

I  had  known  Senator  MALLORY  as  a  lawyer  in  Florida,  as  a 
member  of  the  legislature,  and  as  a  Representative  in  Congress, 
but  my  home  was  in  Jacksonville  and  his  in  Pensacola,  cities 
wide  apart,  and  because  of  the  infrequency  of  our  meetings 
our  acquaintance  was  only  casual.  In  1899  I  came  to  the  Sen 
ate,  and  it  was  then  that  our  real  acquaintance  began.  The 
sturdy  excellence  of  the  man  caused  me  to  admire  and  esteem 
him,  and  I  was  soon  glad  to  number  him  among  my  strong  and 
steadfast  friends.  It  is  largely  upon  the  intimacy  with  him 
here  in  this  body  that  I  base  my  views  and  judgment  of  his 
character. 

He  was  the  son  of  a  distinguished  man,  but  this  did  not  spoil 
him  or  cause  him  to  seek  prominence  or  adulation.  .He  fought 
his  own  fight  with  a  definiteness  of  purpose  that  was  commend 
able  and  showed  the  sterling  stuff  of  which  he  was  made.  He 
attained,  but  the  honors  he  won  were  worn  with  touching  mod 
esty.  His  career  shows  steadfastness  of  character  and  purity 
of  principle.  His  record  here — in  all  his  life,  indeed — displays 
a  patriotic  and  abiding  faith  in  the  principles  of  our  Govern 
ment,  a  correct  sense  of  justice,  and  a  deep  and  generous  sym- 


12  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

pathy  for  those  who  struggle  for  the  betterment  of  themselves 
and  their  children.  He  believed  that  the  foundation  of  a  wise 
and  enduring  Government  was  the  education  of  its  people,  and 
if  there  was  one  cause  more  than  another  which  appealed  to 
his  sympathy  and  enthusiasm  it  was  education. 

Child-labor  legislation,  compulsory  education,  the  organiza 
tion  of  the  public  school  system  of  Florida,  and  the  reorganiza 
tion  of  school  matters  in  this  city  all  bear  the  impress  of  his 
zeal  in  behalf  of  thousands  of  children  whom  he  could  never 
know.  But  the  children  whose  pitiful  condition  touched  him 
most  closely  were  those  in  the  naval  reservation  off  Pensacola, 
in  sight  of  his  own  home.  There  were  500  or  more  of  these 
children,  many  of  them  descendants  of  workmen  who  were  long 
ago  induced  to  go  there  under  the  promise  of  homes  in  peaceful 
security.  The  State  had  no  jurisdiction  or  control  of  this 
reservation,  and  therefore  no  power  or  authority  to  supply 
schools,  and  the  children  were  growing  up  in  comparative 
ignorance.  The  first  congressional  provision  for  their  relief 
was  introduced  by  Senator  (then  Representative)  MALLORY. 
Since  then  he  worked  untiringly  in  every  Congress  of  which 
he  was  a  Member  for  free  school  facilities  for  these  children. 
In  the  Fifty-ninth  Congress  he  introduced  a  bill  in  the  Senate 
for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  public  schools  on 
the  naval  reservation.  Finally,  certain,  because  of  his  fast 
failing  health,  that  he  could  not  live  long,  he  arranged  for  a 
place  on  the  Committee  on  Naval  Affairs  (exchanging  with  his 
old  friend,  Senator  Blackburn,  who  went  to  the  Committee  on 
the  District  of  Columbia),  one  of  his  purposes  being  to  further 
the  educational  interests  of  the  neglected  children  of  the  Pen 
sacola  Navy- Yard. 

Entering  the  portals  of  death,  a  soul  whose  life  labors  were 
dedicated  even  in  part  to  the  betterment  of  the  condition  of 
little  children  need  have  no  fear. 


Address  of  Mr.  Taliaferro,  of  Florida  i? 

A  friend  of  Senator  MALLORY,  a  friend  of  education,  and 
especially  of  neglected  children  of  the  naval  reservation,  has 
suggested  that  no  more  enduring  monument  could  be  erected 
to  his  memory,  no  more  fitting  tribute  of  love  and  veneration 
could  be  laid  upon  his  grave,  than  for  this  great  body  to  assume 
the  work  of  providing  the  little  neglected  proteges  of  the  nation 
with  the  educational  advantages  which  should  be  assured  to  all. 

Senator  MALLORY  was  the  son  of  Stephen  Russell  Mallorv, 
who  was  a  Senator  from  the  State  of  Florida  in  this  body  from 
1851  to  1 86 1,  when  he  retired  to  follow  the  fortunes  of  his  State, 
which  had  seceded  from  the  Union  to  become  a  part  of  the 
Confederate  States  of  America.  The  elder  Mallory  was  secretary 
of  the  Confederate  navy,  which  placed  upon  the  seas  the  first 
fighting  ironclad  the  world  had  ever  seen— an  ironclad  which 
ended  the  era  of  the  wooden  vessel  and  revolutionized  the  naval 
architecture  of  the  world. 

The  elder  Mallory  was  born  in  Trinidad  on  his  father's  vessel, 
sailing  from  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  famed  as  the  home  of  mariners 
and  shipbuilders.  The  junior  MALLORY  also  was  reared  within 
the  sound  of  the  sea.  Indeed,  his  early  boyhood  days  were 
spent  at  Key  West,  an  island  in  the  sea,  some  miles  distant 
from  the  mainland  of  Florida.  Reared  in  such  an  atmosphere 
and  descended  from  the  sturdy  mariner  folk  of  Connecticut,  it 
is  but  natural  that  he  should  love  the  sea,  its  vast  air  of  freedom, 
the  grandeur  of  its  storms,  the  music  of  its  murmurs  and  its 
mysteries.  The  Spanish  blood  in  his  veins,  a  heritage  from 
his  mother,  produced  in  him,  as  the  strange  chemistry  of  the 
Latin  admixture  usually  produces,  a  perhaps  more  intense  love 
of  the  beautiful  in  poetry  and  art  and  nature  than  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  seems  to  hold,  and  especially  in  nature,  which  he  looked 
upon  as  the  open  book — the  ideal— of  both  poetry  and  art. 

For  many  years  preceding  his  death  Senator  MALLORY  had 
been  an  invalid.  During  much  of  that  time  he  was  compelled  to 


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rest  in  a  sitting  posture.  He  bore  his  troubles  silently  and  with 
out  complaint  even  to  his  most  intimate  friends.  He  has  ap 
peared  in  this  body  more  than  once  with  the  tell-tale  flush  of 
fever  on  his  face  and  suffering  bodily  pain  to  participate  in  some 
important  debate  or  to  advocate  some  measure  of  interest  to 
the  people  of  his  State  and  the  nation.  Nor  did  he  measure 
the  sum  of  his  duty  by  the  interests  of  his  State  alone. 

When  he  came  to  die  the  Senate  was  sent  a  message — one  of 
his  last — requesting  that  there  be  no  official  funeral.  He 
wished  no  pomp  or  display,  but  merely  to  be  laid  quietly  away 
by  his  own  people  at  his  own  home  with  the  simple  service  of  the 
Catholic  prayers  for  the  dead.  He  asked,  too,  that  there  be  no 
•eulogy,  but  Father  Fullerton,  who  conducted  the  funeral,  felt 
"that  a  life  so  modest,  so  full  of  lessons  for  the  living,  war 
ranted  a  disregard  of  part  of  this  request  at  least.''  He  said 
that  Senator  MALLORY  "had  died  as  he  had  lived,  a  courageous 
man,  religious  without  pretense,  and  a  faithful  soldier  of  the 
cross.  There  was  no  complaining  or  repining  in  the  long  fight 
against  sufferings  which  were  a  martyrdom.  He  showed  us 
how  to  live,  and  when  he  could  not  longer  show  us  that,  he 
showed  us  how  to  die." 

On  the  north  face  of  the  Confederate  monument  at  Pensacola 
there  is  a  legend  selected  by  Senator  MALLORY  and  chosen,  "per 
haps,  because  it  was  the  lode  star  of  his  own  life : 

'Tis  not  in  mortals  to  command  success.  We'll  do  more,  Sempronius — 
we'll  deserve  it. 

And  I  may  add,  Mr.  President,  that  the  success  which  my 
lamented  colleague  achieved  he  well  deserved. 


Address  of  Mr.  Gallinger,  of  New  Hampshire 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  GALLINGER,  OF  NEW  HAMPSHIRE 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  A  singularly  conscientious  and  devoted 
public  man  of  the  very  best  American  type  has  been  lost  to  the 
Senate  and  the  nation  in  the  death  of  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY,  of 
Florida.  His  splendid  character  was  manifest  in  the  very 
aspect  of  his  face  and  form — in  the  refinement  of  his  well- 
remembered  features  and  the  dignified  and  courteous  bearing  of 
the  well-born,  cultivated  gentleman.  He  was  a  worthy  heir 
to  one  of  the  historic  names  of  the  South,  the  second  of  his 
family  to  adorn  this  Chamber.  This  is  a  distinction  rare  in  the 
annals  of  the  Republic.  Not  often  in  our  bustling,  aggressive 
democracy  are  the  public  honors  of  a  father  transmitted  to  a 
son — nor  were  these  honors  in  this  instance  merely  transmitted 
as  a  matter  of  right,  in  the  aristocratic  Old  World  way,  from 
the  older  to  the  younger  MALLORY.  Rather  were  they  achieved 
anew  by  the  younger  man,  in  our  good  American  way,  by  dint 
of  sheer  ability,  ardent  endeavor,  and  high  personal  deserving. 
Fortunate  is  he  who  inherits  a  distinguished  name,  but  still 
more  fortunate  is  he  who,  inheriting  it,  leaves  that  name  all  the 
more  illustrious  because  of  the  manner  in  which  he  has  borne 
it  throughout  his  life  and  of  honest  and  beneficent  work  in  the 
service  of  his  country. 

It  was  the  fortune  of  Senator  MALLORY  to  have  lived  during 
the  most  stirring  and  dramatic  period  of  our  national  career. 
These  are  the  years  spanned  by  the  lives  of  the  majority  of  the 
older  men  now  in  this  Chamber.  As  a  lad  he  saw  the  final 
intensifying  of  the  sad  and  bitter  estrangement  between  North 
and  South,  that  consummate  tragedy  of  America,  the  transform 
ing  of  brethren  into  deadly  enemies — a  tragedy  which  we  are 


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mourning  still,  but,  fortunately,  one  which  heals  and  fades  so 
swiftly  in  these  present  years  that  to  our  children's  children 
it  will  be  a  thing  incredible. 

Young  MALLORY  not  only  saw  this  tragedy.  L/ike  tens  of 
thousands  of  brave  and  ardent  boys,  South  and  North,  he  was 
himself  a  part  of  it — both  witness  and  actor  in  its  heroism, 
grief,  and  suffering.  As  a  young  officer  of  the  Confederate 
navy  he  bore  his  share  in  the  final  scenes  of  the  drama,  and  it 
happened  that  his  own  role  was  of  the  most  difficult  and  dis 
couraging  character.  It  is  a  matter  of  history  that  the  little, 
improvised  Confederate  fleet  was  outmatched  almost  every 
where  by  the  overwhelming  resources  of  the  Federal  Navy,  and 
that  it  was  only  the  solitary  commerce  destroyers,  free  and 
far  on  the  ocean,  some  of  which  never  saw  Confederate  waters, 
that  could  make  any  headway  against  the  tremendous  mari 
time  power  of  the  North.  Yet  peculiarly  hard  and  dishearten 
ing  as  was  the  service  of  the  Confederate  navy  in  the  work  of 
home  defense,  it  proved  to  young  MALLORY  to  be  an  admirable 
school  of  manly  courage  and  endurance.  What  is  more,  it 
helped  to  give  him  that  unusual  interest  in  and  knowledge  of 
the  affairs  of  the  sea  which,  strengthened  by  his  long  residence 
at  a  historic  Southern  seaport,  made  him  so  useful  afterwards 
in  House  and  Senate  in  the  consideration  of  important  matters 
of  ocean  trade  and  navigation.  On  all  these  things  he  spoke 
among  us  here  with  rare  information  and  authority. 

But  Senator  MALLORY  was  a  well-rounded  man.  Nothing  of 
concern  to  the  nation  or  his  State  found  him  indifferent  or 
forgetful.  The  great  war  had  broken  in  upon  his  school  years, 
as  it  broke  in  upon  the  student  life  of  so  many  of  the  wisest 
and  best  men  who  have  sat  here  and  in  the  other  House  of 
Congress.  But  when  there  was  opportunity  he  turned  again 
resolutely  to  his  education  and  gathered  an  excellent  equip 


Address  of  Mr.  Gallinger,  of  New  Hampshire         17 

ment  in  the  law.  His  habit  of  mind  was  exact,  logical,  and 
fair.  He  would  have  made  a  great  and  able  judge.  Indeed, 
his  temperament  was  naturally  the  broad  and  philosophical 
one  of  judge  and  arbiter  rather  than  of  sharp,  uncompromising 
partisan  advocate.  But  his  honored  name,  the  ripeness  of  his 
scholarship,  and  his  notably  attractive  personality  marked 
him  out  for  an  active  political  career.  The  people  of  Florida 
were  proud  of  his  qualities  of  mind  and  heart,  and  proud  of 
the  distinction  of  being  represented  by  a  man  like  this  at 
Washington. 

Senator  MALLORY  in  his  later  day  and  generation  recalled 
some  of  the  best  traditions  of  those  earlier  and  fortunate  years 
before  the  slavery  feud  had  rent  North  and  South  asunder.  He 
was-of  a  distinguished  race,  long  identified  with  the  most  im 
portant  public  service.  The  power  of  leadership  and  of  states 
manship  were  with  such  men  a  matter  of  instinctive  habit  and 
inheritance.  They  knew  their  people  and  were  absolutely 
trusted  by  their  people,  and  they  held  to  lofty  ideals  of  the 
obligations  and  the  powers  of  government.  Even  those  who 
differed  with  them  never  dreamed  of  doubting  the  sincerity  of 
their  logical  conclusions  and  their  disinterestedness  of  purpose. 

Senator  MALLORY  endeavored,  in  his  long  and  valuable  public 
service  here  in  Washington,  to  approach  every  public  question 
with  entire  openness  of  mind.  His  manner  of  discussion  was 
always  candid  and  philosophical.  He  respected  his  honest 
adversaries  and  commanded  respect  from  them.  He  was  one 
of  those  rare  public  servants  who  could  be  both  fair  and  firm — 
for  beneath  his  kindliness  and  courtesy  there  was  always  mani 
fest  the  bed  rock  of  deep  and  strong  individual  conviction. 

Out  of  many  years  of  pleasant  associations  with  Senator  MAL- 
LORY  in  the  general  service  of  the  Senate,  I  can  not  but  recall 
especially  the  most  faithful  and  considerate  performance  of  his 
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duties  a  few  years  ago  as  a  member  o£  the  Merchant  Marine 
Commission.  This  was  a  difficult  and  thankless  labor,  involv 
ing  as  it  did  much  journeying  and  long  and  weary  sessions  in 
the  heat  of  summer  and  the  crowded  year  of  a  Presidential 
campaign.  Senator  MALLORY  was  not  at  that  time  in  robust 
health.  The  additional  duties  of  the  work  of  the  Commission 
were  sure  to  prove  a  severe  tax  upon  his  physical  strength  and 
to  rob  him  of  a  well-earned  and  needed  leisure.  Yet,  instinc 
tively  recognizing  that  his  own  personal  knowledge  of  maritime 
conditions  made  his  presence  and  participation  of  the  utmost 
value,  he  loyally  undertook  the  task,  traveling,  studying,  and 
laboring  to  the  very  limit  of  his  physical  capacity,  personally- 
arranging  for  and  presiding  over  several  of  the  Commission's 
sessions  of  inquiry  in  the  far  South,  and  aiding  materially  in 
the  final  drawing  up  of  the  recommendations  of  the  Commission 
to  Congress.  On  every  point  where  he  could  consistently  agree 
with  his  Republican  colleagues  Senator  MALLORY  fully  and 
unhesitatingly  agreed,  just  as  on  other  points  he  firmly  and 
courteously  differed. 

But  he  made  it  his  business  to  seek  points  of  agreement 
rather  than  of  disagreement,  and  if  this  question  of  our  mer 
chant  marine,  long  such  a  contentious  and  almost  hopeless  ques 
tion  in  the  American  Congress,  is  now,  as  I  believe,,  somewhat 
further  along  toward  a  fair,  friendly,  and  satisfactory  solution, 
the  credit  for  it  must  be  held  to  be  in  a  large  measure  due  to 
the  untiring  industry,  the  breadth  of  temper,  and  the  devoted 
patriotism  of  my  good  friend  and  keenly  missed  and  well-re 
membered  associate,  the  late  Senator  from  Florida. 

But  for  the  ill  health  which  so  unfortunately  hampered  the 
activities  of  his  later  years,  Senator  MALLORY  would  have  left 
a  far  longer  record  of  personal  achievement.  Yet  all  of  us  who 
knew  him  here  know  well  how  great  a  contribution  to  the  vast 


Address  of  Mr.  Gallinger,  of  New  Hampshire          19 

work  of  legislation  was  his  conscientious  service  on  his  com 
mittees  and  his  close  attention  to  the  business  of  the  Senate 
when  he  was  not  debarred  by  sheer  lack  of  physical  strength 
or  by  physical  suffering.  The  keenness  of  his  well-trained 
intellect  drove  right  to  the  heart  of  a  complex  and  baffling 
problem.  Able  as  he  was,  earnest  and  devoted,  he  had  that 
all-essential  quality  often  lacking  in  men  of  really  great  ability 
and  high  purpose,  and  that  is  that  fine,  strong,  human  talent 
for  working  harmoniously  and  effectively  with  his  fellow-men. 

Such  a  public  man  as  this — intellectual,  learned,  patriotic, 
high-souled,  generous — is  sure  to  inspire  affection  among  all 
with  whom  he  meets  and  works  in  the  great  and  important 
responsibilities  of  the  American  Senate.  We  who  knew  Senator 
MALLORY  think  of  him  to-day  with  admiration  and  gratitude — 
aye,  but  with  something  even  warmer  than  that,  more  human 
and  more  enduring.  He  was  distinguished  as  a  Senator,  and  he 
was  also  lovable  as  a  man.  So  it  is  with  a  grief  deep  and  per 
sonal,  and  not  in  any  mere  ceremonious  way,  that  we  meet  here 
to-day  to  speak  of  him,  to  recall  his  vanished  face  and  form,  his 
gracious  words  and  noble  work,  and  to  do  honor  to  a  dear  and 
sainted  memory. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  DANIEL,  OF  VIRGINIA 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  Within  the  space  of  less  than  one  year  Sen 
ators  MORGAN  and  PETTUS,  of  Alabama,  L-ATIMER,  of  South  Car 
olina,  PROCTOR,  of  Vermont,  WHYTE,  of  Maryland,  and  both 
MALLORY  and  BRYAN,  of  Florida,  have  been  removed  from  the 
scene  of  their  labors  by  the  Omnipotent  One  who  wills  the  com 
ing  and  going  of  his  creatures. 

These  losses,  in  proportion  to  numbers,  are  greater  than  the 
average  number  killed  in  a  great  and  fierce  battle. 

They  show  that  we  walk  in 'our  daily  ways  as  soldiers  under 
fire,  and  none  may  tell  who  next  will  lie  amongst  the  fallen. 
The  oldest  Senator  and  the  youngest  are  enrolled  amongst  these 
dead,  and  neither  youth  nor  age  can  wear  a  shield  against  the 
dart  that  struck  them  down. 

MORGAN  and  PETTUS  were  recently  commemorated  by  their 
colleagues  in  this  body  on  the  same  day.  At  that  time  such  an 
event  was  without  precedent,  but  the  precedent  has  been  speed 
ily  repeated,  and  to-day  our  farewell  tributes  are  bestowed  upon 
MALLORY. and  BRYAN,  who  passed  away  in  swift  succession. 

STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY  was  an  able  man,  a  learned  man, 
a  patriotic  and  a  good  man.  He  made  an  excellent  Senator,  and 
of  his  useful  service  the  records  of  the  Senate  bear  witness. 

In  his  conduct  and  character  he  realized  Blackstone's  ideal  of  a 
good  citizen,  for  he  "lived  honestly,  hurt  nobody,  and  rendered 
to  every  man  his  due." 

He  was  punctilious  in  the  discharge  of  every  task.  The  whole 
Senate  respected  him  highly,  and  by  his  intimates  he  was 
beloved. 


Address  of  Mr.  Daniel,  of  Virginia  21 

He  was  always  modest  and  unobtrusive,  neither  provoking 
nor  giving  offense,  and  he  had  no  enemy  amongst  his  colleagues. 
He  was  as  manly  as  he  was  modest,  and  in  debate  was  as  firm  and 
assertive  as  became  the  dignity  of  his  personality  and  of  the 
body  to  which  he  belonged.  A  certain  refinement,  both  of  apj 
pearance,  manner,  and  speech,  indicated  the  instincts  which 
make  the  character  of  the. gentleman.  The  cleanness  and  clear 
ness  of  his  mind  were  illustrated  whenever  he  spoke  in  argu 
ment  upon  this  floor.  His  positions  were  chosen  with  wisdom, 
his  views  were  uttered  with  precision;  whatever  he  thought 
was  so  succinctly  and  forcibly  expressed  that  none  failed  to 
understand  his  meaning  or  to  be  .impressed  by  the  force  and 
earnestness  of  his  nature.  No  man  could  ever  question  either 
the  propriety  or  the  integrity  of  his  course,  and  his  good  name 
was  as  precious  ointment. 

His  father,  Stephen  Russell  Mallory,  was  the  fourth  Senator 
of  the  new  State  of  Florida,  and  served  ten  years.  Our  late 
colleague  was  the  fourteenth  Senator  elected  by  that  State  and 
served  an  equal  time.  His  father  became  secretary  of  the 
navy  of  the  Confederate  States,  which  when  he  assumed  the  office 
was  only  a  name,  but  he  made  a  navy.  Little  and  makeshift 
as  it  was,  it  held  its  position  on  the  James  River  as  long  as  L/ee 
held  his  lines  on  land,  and,  as  war  is  a  great  teacher,  its  history 
and  achievements  will  be  studied,  and  those  who  study  them 
will  find  a  lesson  taught  which  will  appease  anxiety  as  to  this 
country  being  ever  overrun  by  an  enemy  in  war. 

The  younger  MALLORY  was  born  in  1848.  He  became  the 
bearer  of  arms  in  the  Confederate  army  in  the  autumn  of  1864, 
and  was  soon  made  a  midshipman  in  the  Confederate  navy,  and 
served  on  the  Patrick  Henry  in  the  James  River  fleet  until  war 
speedily  ended.  It  was  at  a  time  when,  as  Grant  said,  the 
Confederates  had  robbed  the  cradle  and  the  grave  for  their 


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recruits,  and  the  dissolution  of  the  Confederacy,  of  which  their 
very  presence  was  a  sign,  was  soon  fulfilled. 

As  the  South  dropped  the  sword  it  picked  up  the  pruning 
hook,  seized  the  plow  handles,  and  opened  anew  its  neglected 
books.  The  steps  by  which  MALLORY  advanced  to  fields  of 
large  usefulness  and  honor  are  indicated  by  his  successive 
occupations. 

We  find  him  at  Georgetown  College  in  1865;  a  graduate  of 
that  institution  in  1869;  a  professor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in  the 
service  of  his  alma  mater;  again  a  student,  teaching  himself 
the  law;  at  New  Orleans  a  practitioner  of  the  supreme  court  of 
Louisiana  in  1873,  and  then,  in  1874,  settling  down  in  his  old 
home  in  Pensacola  beginning  practice. 

It  is  in  the  legislatures  of  the  States  that  many  of  our  most 
distinguished  statesmen  have  learned  something  of  the  art  of 
legislation.  In  1875  he  was  in  the  house  of  representatives  of 
Florida.  He  was  elected  to  the  state  senate  in  1880  and  again 
in  1884.  A  little  later  his  capacities  have  so  developed  and  have 
been  so  well  recognized  by  his  constituents  that  he  is  sent  in 
succession  for  two  terms  to  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
United  States.  In  1897  he  was  chosen  to  the  United  States 
Senate.  When  he  died  he  was  in  the  second  term  of  a  ripe  ex 
perience  and  of  a  service  valuable  in  all  its  connections  with 
the  interests  of  his  State  and  country.  He  had  been  a  member 
of  all  the  legislative  bodies  known  to  the  administration  of  the 
governments  of  the  State  and  of  the  United  States,  and  in  each 
of  those  bodies  he  had  well  performed  his  part  and  left  a  me 
morial  of  his  labors. 

Amongst  other  measures  with  which  Senator  MALLORY  was 
identified  was  one  which  he  offered  in  the  Fifty-ninth  Congress 
looking  to  the  enlarged  usefulness  of  the  Public  Health  and 
Marine-Hospital  Service.  He  realized  what  we  all  know,  that 


Address  of  Mr.  Daniel,  of  Virginia  23 

the  pestilence  which  wasted  at  noonday  is  far  more  destructive 
and  terrible  to  the  human  race  than  is  battle,  and  that  more 
perish  from  disease  in  war  than  by  the  bayonet,  the  bullet,  and 
the  sword. 

Mr.  MALLORY  was  for  years  troubled  by  a  physical  ailment 
which  was  to  him  a  source  of  constant  impediment  and  suffer 
ing.  How  patiently  and  unmurmuring  he  bore  his  burden  all 
of  us  know.  Christian  by  faith  and  by  profession,  his  life  was 
the  best  insignia  of  his  devotion.  A  soldier  of -the  cross  and  a 
bearer  of  the  cross,  he  fought  the  good  fight  without  display  of 
banners,  and  he  closed  his  life  the  real  conqueror  who  had  con 
quered  and  subdued  himself. 

He  had  scarce  reached  three  score.  To  one  of  his  simple 
life,  his  strong  nerve,  his  prudent  and  well-ordered  disposition, 
a  score  or  more  of  years  might  have  been  reasonably  anticipated 
as  his  portion;  but  it  was  not  so  ordered. 

The  acclaims  of  the  multitude,  the  conspicuous  display  of 

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public  honors,  the  dazzling  badges  of  distinction,  the  resounding 

speech  of  eulogy,  and  the  printed  page;  all  these  things  which 
flatter  the  vanity  and  stiffen  the  pride  of  man  have  their 'place 
even  in  the  just  economy  of  life's  ambitions,  which  urge  on 
and  measurably  reward  men  in  their  best  endeavors. 

MALLORY  had  no  burning  ambition  for  these  things.  He 
lived  on  the  work  that  was  for  him  to  do,  and  he  bore  to  the 
grave  that  highest  of  earthly  comforts  that  God  has  ever  vouch 
safed  to  the  workers  of  His  will — the  calm  repose  of  the  spirit 
which  holds  itself  in  peace  to  all  others  and  so  goes  its  way  to 
that  peace  which  passeth  all  understanding. 

Scarce  had  he  died  at  his  own  home,  on  December  23,  1907, 
than  a  new  name  took  its  place  by  the  appointment  by  the  gov 
ernor  of  Florida  on  the  Senate  roll,  and  WILLIAM  JAMES  BRYAN, 
with  the  freshness  of  youth,  stepped  into  the  Senate.  Only 


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seventy-three  days  was  he  here,  and  over  thirty  of  them  were 
spent  in  the  weariness  and  affliction  of  a  mortal  malady,  of 
which  he  died  on  the  22d  day  of  March,  1908. 
Painfully  did  he  illustrate  the  lines: 

Life  can  little  more  supply 

Than  just  to  look  about  us  and  to  die. 

He  was  a  native  of  Florida  and  of  a  family  notable  in  its 
private  worth  and  in  its  honest  and  useful  service.  He  was 
himself  tall,  slender,  straight,  and  handsome,  an  athlete  and  a 
student,  a  graduate  of  Emory  College,  Georgia,  and  then  of 
Washington  and  Lee  University  in  Virginia.  A  recognized 
orator  and  debater  amongst  the  young  men  who  were  his  fellow- 
students,  a  lawyer  who  was  soon  chosen  as  solicitor  in  his 
community,  a  successful  practitioner,  with  the  beckoning  re 
wards  and  honors  of  his  profession  swiftly  extended,  no  young 
man  could  have  had  a  more  auspicious  or  promising  position 
amongst  his  people. 

Added  to  these  things  wrere  his  happy  marriage  to  Miss 
Allan,  of  Lexington,  Va.,  a  daughter  of  Col.  William  Allan,  a 
man  who  had  won  the  honors  of  war  as  the  chief  of  ordnance 
in  Jackson's  corps,  and  the  honors  of  peace  as  a  writer  of  his 
tory  and  as  a  professor  in  Washington  and  Lee  University. 

On  Christmas  day  came  to  BRYAN  a  commission  to  the  Senate 
of  the  United  States.  His  bearing  here  fulfilled  the  expecta 
tions  of  those  who  saw  in  him  the  making  of  a  long,  honorable, 
and  useful  career. 

He  heard  his  days  before  him  and  the  trumpet  of  his  life. 

But  those  days  were  not  to  be  fulfilled. 

He  had  barely  time  to  become  acquainted  with  and  on  easy 
terms  with  his  associates  when  came  the  lingering  sickness 
which  afflicted  him,  and  then  the  solemn  repose  of  death. 


Address  of  Mr.  Daniel,  of  Virginia  2^ 

The  names  of  MAIVLORY  and  BRYAN  will  ever  linger  in  the 
memories  of  those  who  knew  them  here.  They  will  long  be 
cherished  in  their  State  and  honored  by  them  whom  they  hon 
ored.  They  may  remind  us  of  the  flickering  and  how  soon  ex 
tinguished  is  the  flame  of  life,  but  in  the  generous  economy  of 
that  Providence  which  permits  nothing  to  be  lost,  their  lives 
intermingle  with  the  meditations  of  those  who  come  after  them, 
repressing  unworthy  things,  inspiring  virtuous  deeds  and  aspi 
rations,  and  cheering  the  column  of  humanity  as  it  moves  in 
its  successive  generations  of  toil  and  conflict,  of  achievements 
and  disappointments,  of  sickness  and  sorrow,  and  pain  and 

death  to — 

That  one  far  off  divine  event 

To  which  the  whole  creation  moves. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  NELSON,  OF  MINNESOTA 

Mr.  PRESIDP:NT:  We  all  know,  especially  those  who  have  been 
for  a  long  time  members  of  this  or  other  legislative  bodies,  that 
the  most  effective  work  leading  to  material  results  in  the  way  of 
legislation  is  not  always  accomplished  by  those  who  are  regarded 
as  great  orators  or  great  debaters,  but  rather  by  that  other  class 
of  legislators  who  are  not  much  given  to  debate  or  oratory. 
This  class  is  made  up  of  those  men  who  do  the  hard  and  substan 
tial  work  of  the  legislative  body.  They  are  usually  the  men 
who  are  active  participants  in  the  work  on  committees  and  who 
prepare  and  formulate  legislative  measures  and  who  put  them 
in  practical  and  effective  shape.  To  this  class  of  industrious, 
unobtrusive,  and  quiet  workers  belonged  our  late  colleague, 
Senator  MALLORY.  I  became  intimately  acquainted  with  him 
soon  after  he  made  his  first  appearance  in  the  Senate,  and  during 
his  entire  service  in  this  body  we  were  associated  on  one  of  the 
most  important  committees,  and  frequently  during  that  time  we 
were  thrown  together  as  members  of  important  subcommittees 
which  had  under  consideration  many  important  and  far-reaching 
measures,  and  in  such  committee  work  I  found  him  to  be  one  of 
the  best-equipped,  one  of  the  most  industrious,  and  one  of  the 
most  efficient  of  Senators. 

He  seemed  to  grasp  intuitively,  as  it  were,  the  full  importance 
and  scope  of  every  important  measure  that  was  under  considera 
tion,  and  if  the  measure  had  come  to  the  committee  in  a  crude 
and  imperfect  form  he  alwavs  seemed  to  know  how  to  prune, 
correct,  and  improve  it;  and  he  never  allowed  a  spirit  of  par 
tisanship  to  control  or  warp  him  to  any  extent.  Senator 


Address  of  Mr.  Nelson,  of  Minnesota  27 

was  a  most  excellent  lawyer,  well  grounded  in  the 
fundamental  principles  of  constitutional  and  common  law,  and 
hence  was  always  able  to  determine  the  true  legal  scope  and 
constitutional  validity  of  any  pending  bill  or  proposition. 

He  was  barely  old  enough  to  serve  in  the  Confederate  army 
and  navy  during  the  last  two  years  of  the  civil  war,  and  his 
army  and  naval  service  no  doubt  left  its  impress  on  his  physical 
constitution,  so  that  he  was  not  as  strong  and  rugged  as  he 
otherwise  might  have  been  if  he  had  not  been  engaged  in  such 
service;  but  this  service,  in  connection  with  his  legal  training, 
seemed  to  have  equipped  him  for  the  important  duties  of  a  leg 
islator  in  a  very  high  degree.  And  he  was  as  loyal  and  faithful 
to  the  welfare  of  our  entire  country  in  all  his  public  duties  as 
though  he  had  never  at  any  time  borne  arms  against  her. 

While  he  may  not  have  been  regarded  either  as  an  orator  or 
a  great  debater,  nevertheless  he  would  on  occasions  discuss  im 
portant  measures  in  a  clear,  succinct,  and  instructive  manner. 
He  never  spoke  for  the  mere  sake  of  making  a  speech.  He  was 
never  given  to  posing  as  a  legislator  for  mere  show  or  to  attract 
attention.  To  him  the  work  of  legislation  was  a  serious  matter 
and  he  was  always  serious  and  in  earnest  in  respect  to  any  propo 
sition  or  measure  that  he  had  in  charge  or  advocated.  He  was 
in  no  sense  a  radical,  but  rather  inclined  to  be  conservative, 
prudent,  and  careful  in  all  his  legislative  efforts.  Whenever  he 
spoke  in  this  body  he  was  always  listened  to  and  always  gave 
the  Senate  valuable  information  and  demonstrated  that  his 
judgment  was  sound  and  that  he  was  possessed  of  the  true  con 
servative  spirit. 

A  legislative  body  composed  of  men  like  Senator  MAU.ORY 
would  not  be  apt  to  make  mistakes,  but  would  move  along  safe 
and  conservative  lines  and  never  drift  into  slipshod  legislation 
and  never  pander  to  public  clamor.  He  took  a  broad  and 


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national  view  rather  than  a  mere  local  view  of  great  legislative 
problems,  and  never  seemed  to  be  a  creature  of,  or  tied  down  to, 
mere  local  environment.  He  was  always  a  faithful  attendant 
upon  committees  and  upon  the  sessions  of  the  Senate,  and  never 
sought  to  shirk  his  duties  and  his  work  in  any  direction.  I 
served  with  him  on  important  subcommittees  when  I  knew  his 
health  was  poor  and  that  he  was  hardly  in  a  condition  to  work, 
and  yet  he  would  stick  to  his  task  as  faithfully  and  as  thor 
oughly  as  though  he  were  in  the  prime  of  life.  He  was  a  true 
son  of  the  South,  typical  of  all  that  is  bravest  and  best  among 
the  Southern  people,  and  while  his  heart  and  his  spirit  were  with 
his  State  and  his  people,  his  legislative  vision  extended  to  the 
entire  country,  whose  welfare  he  had  at  heart  as  fully  and  to  as 
great  an  extent  as  any  member  of  this  body. 

His  State  never  had  a  more  earnest,  a  more  hard-working,  or 
a  more  faithful  representative  in  this  Senate.  He  was  a  most 
kind-hearted  and  lovable  man,  as  companionable  and  as  ready 
to  form  true  and  real  friendships  as  any  man  with  whom  I  have 
ever  come  in  contact.  As  a  member  of  the  committee  on  which 
we  were  so  long  associated  I  miss  him  very  much,  and  I  know 
all  his  colleagues  in  this  body  feel  his  loss  most  keenly. 

The  generation  of  men  who  participated  in  the  great  civil  war 
are  rapidly  passing  away,  and  in  a  few  years  more  none  of  them 
will  be  left ;  but  when  they  have  finished  their  task  and  finally 
passed  away  and  finally  surrendered  to  that  inexorable  fate  that 
awaits  us  all,  the  verdict  of  history  will  be  that  they,  both  of 
the  North  and  of  the  South,  were  big  enough  and  great  enough 
to  unite  and  cooperate  in  the  great  and  noble  task  of  healing  the 
wounds  of  the  war  and  recementing  the  bonds  of  the  Union  and 
of  placing  it  upon  a  more  permanent  and  enduring  basis  than 
ever,  and  of  zealously  cooperating  to  extend,  fortify,  and  perpet 
uate  the  moral  and  industrial  greatness  of  our  common  country; 


Address  of  Mr.  Nelson,  of  Minnesota  29 

and  it  will  redound  to  his  glory  and  be  something  that  his  de 
scendants  may  look  back  to  with  pride  that  Senator  MAUUORY 
was  one  of  the  prominent  members  of  this  class. 

In  the  latter  years  of  his  life  he  was  in  poor  health;  but  in  the 
midst  of  his  afflictions,  and  in  spite  of  them,  he  struggled  along 
bravely  and  heroically  with  his  Senatorial  duties,  always  aiming 
to  do  his  share  of  the  work  and  never  complaining ;  but  I  have 
no  doubt  that  in  the  midst  of  it  he  often  felt  like  exclaiming  in 
the  language  of  Father  Ryan : 

And  I  am  restless  still;  'twill  soon  be  o'er; 

For  down  the  west 

Life's  sun  is  setting,  and  I  see  the  shore 
-  Where  I  shall  rest. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  CLAY,  OF  GEORGIA 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  My  first  acquaintance  with  the  late  Senator 
MALLORY  began  in  March,  1897.  We  began  public  life  in  the 
Senate  at  the  same  time.  He  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate  by  the  legislature  of  Florida  for  the  term  beginning 
March  4,  1897.  I  was  elected  by  the  legislature  of  Georgia 
for  the  term  beginning  the  same  time.  We  served  continuously 
together  in  the  Senate  for  nearly  eleven  years,  and  about  half  of 
that  time  we  were  members  of  the  Committee  on  Commerce,  and 
I  knew  much  of  his  services  as  a  public  man  and  Senator.  We 
were  warm  personal  friends,  and  I  will  not  be  accused  of  exag 
geration  when  I  say  that  Senator  MALLORY  had  the  respect,  the 
confidence,  and  esteem  of  every  Member  of  the  Senate  with 
whom  he  served.  He  had  held  many  positions  of  trust  and 
honor  in  his  own  State  before  he  was  elected  a  member  of  this 
body.  He  had  served  in  both  branches  of  the  legislature  of 
Florida  with  honor  and  distinction,  and  had  served  two  terms  as 
a  Member  of  the  Lower  House  of  Congress.  Mr.  MALLORY  was 
elected  to  the  United  States  Senate  when  he  was  not  a  can 
didate,  and  his  services  for  the  first  term  were  so  valuable  and 
satisfactory  to  his  constituents  that  he  was  returned  a  second 
term  without  opposition.  Had  his  life  been  spared  he  doubt 
less  would  have  been  elected  for  a  third  term,  for  he  constantly 
grew  in  popularity  with  the  people  of  Florida.  When  Senator 
MALLORY  first  canie  to  the  Senate  he  was  in  wretched  health,  but, 
notwithstanding  this  fact,  he  was  diligent  and  attentive  in  the 
discharge  of  his  public  duties,  and  especially  devoted  to  his  work 
on  the  Commerce  Committee,  where  he  was  so  valuable  in  secur 
ing  the  necessary  appropriations  to  develop  the  waterways  and 


Address  of  Mr.  Clay,  of  Georgia  31 

protect  the  coast  of  his  State.  All  of  his  associates  recognized 
him  as  a  very  valuable  member  of  this  body. 

He  possessed  an  analytical  mind,  reached  his  conclusions 
slowly,  but  when  he  formed  an  opinion  his  associates  rarely 
questioned  the  soundness  of  his  views.  He  was  genial,  lovable 
in  all  the  relations  of  life,  was  modest,  sincere,  and  hated  every 
form  of  wrong  and  loved  justice.  His  life  was  dominated  by 
the  highest  moral  purpose.  His  ideals  were  lofty.  I  am  sure 
he  lived  for  that  which  was  noble,  pure,  and  uplifting.  He 
made  one  of  the  most  valuable  members  of  the  Committee  on 
Commerce.  He  took  deep  interest  in  the  development  of  our 
waterways,  and  his  opinions  on  any  subject  before  that  com 
mittee  always  carried  the  greatest  weight.  He  served  on  sub 
committees  in  solving  the  most  important  problems  before  the 
Committee  on  Commerce,  and  he  was  diligent  in  his  attendance 
and  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  faithfully  discharge  his  duty.  His 
intellect  was  of  the  highest  order,  grasping  every  phase  of  a 
subject,  overlooking  no  detail,  going  to  the  core  of  the  most 
complicated  problems.  In  investigating  public  questions  he 
was  actuated  by  the  purest  of  motives.  He  sought  to  know 
the  very  right  of  things.  He  was  a  man  of  positive  convictions, 
and  was  always  moved  by  those  convictions.  Convince  Senator 
MALLORY  that  a  proposition  was  right  and  no  power  could  move 
him  from  supporting  the  right.  While  positive  and  firm  in 
supporting  his  views  on  public  questions,  he  was  kind  and  gen 
tle,  "tender  as  a  woman  and  guileless  as  a  child,"  and  sincere 
and  loving  in  his  friendships. 

Florida  lies  adjacent  to  Georgia.  The  people  of  my  State 
have  always  been  deeply  interested  in  the  growth  and  progress 
of  our  sister  State.  I  knew  of  Senator  MALLORY  as  a  public 
man  before  he  became  a  member  of  the  Senate,  and  of  his  high 
character  and  standing  in  Florida.  His  growth  was  a  steady 
one.  Each  da.y  he  grew  stronger  in  the  confidence  and  affec- 


32  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

tions  of  his  associates.  During  the  eleven  years  that  I  served 
with  him  in  the  Senate  I  have  never  heard  an  unkind  word 
spoken  of  him.  Both  his  friends  and  foes  in  political  life  in 
Florida  recognized  in  him  a  man  of  ability,  of  sterling  integrity, 
and  the  broadest  patriotism. 

No  man  can  gain  and  retain  the  public  esteem  and  affections 
of  the  people  of  his  State  as  he  held  them  without  having  rare 
qualities  of  mind  and  heart.  Partisan  considerations  and 
prejudices  never  warped  his  judgment,  but  with  an  even  temper, 
an  impartial  mind,  he  was  found  where  justice  and  equity 
prevailed.  Everyone  who  knew  him  and  watched  his  career 
pointed  to  him  as  an  upright  man,  an  able,  conscientious,  and 
honest  public  official.  No  one  ever  questioned  his  integrity, 
and  his  private  life  was  without  a  blemish.  Few  men  pos 
sessed  and  enjoyed  the  confidence  of  their  associates  as  did 
Senator  MALLORY.  The  distinguished  chairman  of  the  Com 
mittee  on  Commerce,  representing  with  distinction  and  ability 
his  State  in  the  Senate  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
recognized  Senator  MALLORY  as  one  of  the  most  valuable  mem 
bers  of  his  committee.  This  high  opinion  of  the  deceased  was 
entertained  by  every  member  of  that  committee.  He  loved 
his  native  State.  He  diligently  studied  to  advance  the  interests 
of  that  State;  but  he  not  only  loved  Florida,  but  was  devoted 
to  the  entire  country.  No  one  ever  heard  him  speak  dispar 
agingly  of  any  section  of  his  country.  He  recognized  that  the 
Republic  was  composed  of  States  and  that  the  Senator  who 
assaulted  any  section  of  his  country  assaulted  the  Republic. 
He  acted  upon  the  theory  that  a  Senator  who  was  the  enemy  of 
any  section  was  the  enemy  of  his  country.  Sometimes  we  are 
swayed  by  partisan  considerations  and  are  inclined  to  criticise 
one  section  of  the  Republic  in  comparison  with  another.  But 
our  dead  friend  loved  Maine,  Massachusetts,  Florida,  Georgia, 


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New  York,  Virginia,  and  every  State  in  the  American  Union. 
He  had  studied  the  history  of  his  country.  He  had  watched 
with  pride  the  rapid  progress  we  had  made,  and  his  statesman 
ship  was  of  the  highest  character,  recognizing  that  it  was  the 
duty  of  a  Senator  not  only  to  represent  his  own  State,  but  to 
advance  in  every  possible  way  the  interests  and  welfare  of  the 
entire  nation. 

His  life  is  a  lesson  to  the  American  youth.  Although  in 
wretched  health,  a  constant  sufferer,  he  struggled  and  tri 
umphed  over  difficulties.  He  rose  step  by  step  in  the  estima 
tion  of  the  community  where  he  lived  and  won  one  victory  after 
another  and  at  last  honorably  reached  one  of  the  highest  places 
of  public  life,  where  his  usefulness  was  recognized  by  the  entire 
country. 

How  did  he  achieve  success?  Why  is  his  memory  held  in 
such  high  esteem  by  his  countrymen  and  associates  in  this  body? 
The  answer  can  easily  be  made.  He  led  an  honest,  industrious 
life,  was  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  every  duty,  and  such  a  life 
is  always  properly  rewarded.  We  can  say  to  the  American 
youth:  "Follow  in  his  footsteps — lead  an  honest,  industrious 
life,  be  faithful  in  the  discharge  of  every  duty,  and  success  will 
crown  your  efforts." 

Illustrious  and  sterling  honesty  will  always  be  rewarded. 
Temporary  success  gained  by  undue  advantage  and  dishonor 
able  conduct  will  always  end  in  ruin  and  disgrace.  The  future 
of  the  Republic  depends  upon  the  education  and  training  of  the 
American  youth.  Most  of  the  education  and  the  training  we 
acquire  comes  from  contact  with  others.  Education  by  asso 
ciation  and  example  is  a  powerful  factor  in  forming  character. 
Association  with  the  intelligent,  the  industrious,  and  the  good 
tends  to  elevate  and  build  up.  Association  with  those  who  lead 
an  indolent,  dishonest,  and  immoral  life  tends  to  corrupt  and 
72901 — S.  Doc.  762,  60-2 3 


34  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

degrade.  A  life  of  continued  exhibition  of  high  morals,  purity 
of  soul,  and  Christian  charity  is  a  source  of  strength  and  eleva 
tion  to  any  community.  The  young  men  of  a  community 
respect,  honor,  and  follow  such  a  life. 

Senator  MALLORY  was  not  sensational.  He  possessed  none 
of  the  arts  of  the  demagogue.  He  was  not  a  meteor  in  the 
political  firmament.  He  never  sought  notoriety.  He  gradually 
built  himself  up  in  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  the  Senate  by 
real,  genuine  worth.  Each  day  he  grew  stronger  and  more 
useful. 

But,  Mr.  President,  his  work  is  finished,  but  his  influence  will 
never  die. 

Mr.  President,  I  have  been  a  member  of  this  body  eleven 
years,  and  the  mortality  of  the  Senate  during  that  period  has 
been  remarkable.  Senators  who  have  been  members  of  this 
body  since  March  4,  1897,  will  recall  those  of  our  number  who 
have  gone  to  the  world  beyond.  The  Senators  who  have  died 
during  this  period  are  as  follows : 

Alabama. — John  T.  Morgan,  Edmund  W.  Pettus. 

Connecticut. — O.  H.  Platt,  J.  R.  Hawley. 

Florida. — STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY,  William  J.  Bryan. 

loua. — J.  H.  Gear. 

Maryland. — Arthur  P.  Gorman,  William  Pinkney  Whyte. 

Massachusetts. — George  F.  Hoar. 

Michigan. — James  McMillan,  Russell  A.  Alger. 

Minnesota. — Cushman  K.  Davis. 

Mississippi. — Edward  C.  Walthall. 

New  Jersey. — William  J.  Sewell. 

South  Dakota. — James  H.  Kyle. 

Ohio. — Marcus  A.  Hanna. 

Oregon. — John  H.  Mitchell. 

Pennsylvania. — Matthew  S.  Quay. 

South  Carolina. — Joseph  H.  Earle,  A.  C.  Latimer. 

Tennessee. — William  B.  Bate,  Isham  G.  Harris. 

Vermont. — Redfield  Proctor,  Justin  S.  Morrill. 


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Four  vSenators  who  died  after  ceasing  to  be  Senators  were : 

Donelson  Caffrey,  of  Louisiana;  Stephen  M.  White,  of  California;  Edward 
O.  Wolcott,  of  Colorado;  George  G.  Vest,  of  Missouri. 

I  repeat,  Mr.  President,  that  Senator  MALLORY'S  growth  was 
a  steady  one,  the  result  of  a  modest,  sincere,  and  studious  life. 
In  Washington,  after  becoming  a  Member  of  Congress,  .he  lived 
the  same  plain,  temperate,  economical  life.  His  influence  was 
not  derived  from  social  functions,  but  from  work  and  worth. 
No  scandal  was  ever  connected  with  his  name  in  either  private 
or  public  life.  He  was  not  the  representative  of  any  trust,  com 
bine,  or  special  interest,  neither  was  he  ever  engaged  in  the 
advancement  of  his  own  schemes,  using  his  office  as  a  means  to 
an  end.  He  was  a  plain,  straightforward,  unassuming  gentle 
man,  a  sound  thinker,  a  fearless  advocate  of  what  he  believed 
to  be  right.  Senator  MALLORY  was  a  staunch  friend  of  honest, 
clean,  economical  government.  He  sought  in  every  possible 
way  to  elevate  the  standard  of  our  civilization,  and  by  precept 
and  example  to  prepare  and  qualify  our  young  men  for  the 
highest  possible  standard  of  citizenship.  He  abhorred  every 
form  of  hypocrisy  and  deceit.  He  left  no  doubt  upon  the 
minds  of  those  who  heard  him  as  to  the  earnestness  of  his 
convictions.  Those  who  differed  with  him  knew  he  was  both 
honest  and  sincere.  He  did  his  own  thinking,  formed  his  own 
conclusions,  and  sought  diligently  to  reach  conclusions  that  were 
just  and  right.  He  believed  that  a  Senator  should  be  under  no 
personal  obligations  to  any  power  and  that  a  Senator  should  do 
his  own  thinking.  He  formed  high  ideals  and  lived  up  to  them. 
No  man  is  perfect.  Doubtless  Senator  MALLORY  had  his  faults; 
but  if  so,  I  was  never  able  to  discover  them.  I  am  glad  that 
such  a  man  lived,  and  I  am  sure  his  influence  will  never  die.  I 
most  cheerfully  place  upon  the  records  of  the  Senate  my  tribute 
of  affection  and  admiration  for  the  memorv  of  the  deceased. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  PERKINS,  OF  CALIFORNIA 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  The  South  has  been  more  than  fortunate 
in  the  men  she  has  sent  to  represent  her  in  the  Senate  of  the 
United  States.  They  have  been  selected  from  among  the  ablest 
and  best  of  her  citizens,  and  have  brought  to  this  Chamber  an 
influence  for  honest  and  conscientious  endeavor  that  has  com 
ported  with  the  high  standards  set  by  the  greatest  of  those  who 
have  preceded  us.  We  have  recently  had  cause  to  mourn  with 
her  for  great  and  irreparable  losses  which  she  has  sustained. 
Some  of  the  most  distinguished  Americans  of  this  generation 
who  have  occupied  seats  here  have  been  lost  to  us  through 
death  within  a  year,  and  among  them  are  numbered  some 
of  the  South's  greatest  men.  Of  these  is  STEPHEN  RUSSELL 
MALLORY. 

My  acquaintance  with  Senator  MALLORY  began  when  he  first 
became  a  member  of  this  body  in  1897.  I  was  instantly 
attracted  to  him  by  reason  of  his  honesty  and  sincerity,  and 
soon  my  admiration  was  awakened  through  the  recognition  of 
those  great  powers  which  he  possessed,  but  which  his  modesty 
prevented  him  from  displaying,  except  on  such  occasions  as 
specially  demanded  their  exercise.  But  it  was  not  long  before 
his  ability  was  fully  recognized  here,  and  he  took  a  place  among 
the  foremost  men  of  the  Senate.  I  was  associated  with  him 
on  the  committees  of  Naval  Affairs  and  of  Commerce,  and  there 
had  the  opportunity  to  learn  his  peculiar  fitness  for  such  matters 
as  came  before  us.  He  was  unusually  well  equipped  for  the  dis 
cussion  of  such  business  as  arose,  by  reason  of  his  early  experi 
ence  in  maritime  affairs  which  excited  within  him  an  interest 
that  never  flagged.  He  was  the  son  of  the  secretary  of  the 


Address  of  Mr.  Perkins,  of  California  37 

navy  of  the  Confederate  States,  and  in  his  early  youth  he  was 
appointed  a  midshipman  in  the  Confederate  navy,  and  though 
his  service  was  short  on  account  of  the  end  of  the  war,  he  imbibed 
the  spirit  which  naval  training  and  following  the  sea  gives,  and 
which  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  possessions  which  a  man 
can  have.  However  short  may  have  been  a  man's  connection 
with  a  fighting  sea  force,  there  will  inevitably  be  born  within 
him  an  ambition  to  emulate  the  deeds  of  bravery  and  self- 
sacrifice  which  illuminate  all  maritime  history. 

The  men  who  sail  the  seas,  whether  in  an  armored  vessel  of 
a  navy  or  on  a  merchantman  or  fishing  schooner,  have  experi 
ences  which  toughen  the  moral  fiber,  which  cultivate  self-reli 
ance,  which  promote  unselfishness,  which  cultivate  generosity, 
and  promote  honesty  in  the  dealings  of  man  with  man.  And 
the  traditions  of  the  sea,  which  will  always  be  of  vital  interest 
to  one  who  has  once  been  connected  with  it,  transmit  and  per 
petuate  all  these  influences  which  make  for  courage,  honesty, 
and  sincerity.  Senator  MALLORY  came  within  these  influences, 
and  in  him  they  contributed  to  the  formation  of  that  strong 
character  which  commanded  the  respect  of  all  who  knew  him. 
His  devotion  to  public  duty  was  untiring,  and  no  constituency 
has  ever  had  a  representative  here  whose  interests  were  more 
carefully  studied.  He  loved  his  native  State  with  the  ardor 
which  characterizes  the  affection  of  all  Southrons  for  the  State 
of  their  birth.  The  glamor  of  romance  and  adventure  which 
was  cast  over  that  fair  land  by  the  search  by  Ponce  de  Leon 
for  the  fountain  of  perpetual  youth,  and  the  name  which  he 
gave  the  unknown  region  when  he  saw  it  brilliant  with  the 
flowers  of  a  Palm  Sunday  nearly  four  centuries  ago,  undoubt 
edly  have  had  their  influence  in  strengthening  the  devotion 
which  is  felt  for  it  by  all  who  claim  Florida  for  their  native 
State  or  adopted  home.  That  of  Senator  MALLORY  was  sweet, 


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simple,  and  sincere,  as  was  his  own  character.  That  devotion 
accentuated  his  firm  belief  in  the  doctrine  of  State  rights,  which 
more  than  once  he  ably  expounded  before  this  body,  and  his 
education  in  the  law  and  his  training  in  the  courts  made  him 
a  powerful  champion  of  the  principle  that  the  States  are  the 
possessors  of  every  power  not  delegated  to  the  Federal  Govern 
ment  by  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 

Senator  MALLORY  began  his  public  career  early,  and  has  been 
conspicuous  in  State  and  national  affairs  ever  since.  After  the 
war  he  attended  Georgetown  College,  graduating  in  1869.  He 
studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Louisiana  in  1873, 
and  in  1876  wras  elected  to  the  lower  house  of  the  Florida  legis 
lature,  from  which  he  passed  successively  to  the  State  senate, 
the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  National  Congress,  and  in 
1897  to  the  Senate.  His  political  career  presents  a  record  of 
clean,  honest,  efficient  work,  which  gained  for  him  the  respect 
of  all  people  and  all  parties. 

Those  who  knew  him  admired  him  for  his  sterling  integrity 
and  his  genial  companionship.  He  was  always  true  to  himself, 
to  his  convictions,  ideals,  and  his  conceptions  of  the  best  public 
good.  His  heart  went  out  to  all  that  was  good  and  noble  in 
others,  for  he  looked  upon  the  manifestations  of  high  character 
as  of  inestimable  value  as  examples. 
'  Example — 

He  once  said- 

is  the  most  potent  of  preceptors.  The  object  lesson  is  the  most  impressive 
method  of  reaching  the  understanding  and  shaping  the  inclination  of  the 
young,  and  the  oftener  we  can  present  to  their  plastic  minds  authentic 
illustrations  of  character  which  of  itself  conquers  adverse  environment, 
rises  to  eminence  by  its  innate  merit,  and  wins  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
good  men  and  women,  the  greater  the  probability  of  our  inspiring  those 
who  are  to  follow  us  with  a  zealous  purpose  to  emulate  such  virtue. 


Address  of  Mr.  Perkins,  of  California  39 

This  reveals  his  view  of  life,  its  duties,  and  its  responsibilities, 
and  we  all  know  how  closely  he  lived  up  to  that  high  standard. 

In  his  work  in  Congress  he  had  ever  before  him  the  examples 
of  the  great  men  who  in  years  gone  by  made  this  body  illustrious, 
and  he  strove  to  reach  their  high  level  of  pure  statesmanship. 
And  when  he  saw  that  the  end  of  life  was  near  he  again  exhibited 
that  honeSt  simplicity  of  character  which  endeared  him  to  all 
who  knew  him.  He  wished  that  in  the  last  duties  which  should 
be  paid  to  him  there  should  be  that  absence  of  even  a  suspicion 
of  ostentation  that  had  always  characterized  his  acts  in  life. 
His  wishes  were  respected,  and  he  was  quietly  laid  to  rest  by  the 
friends  he  loved. 

As  one  by  one  of  our  colleagues  fail  to  answer  the  roll  call  in 
the  Senate  and  we  realize  that  we  will  never  again  hear  their 
eloquent  or  persuasive  voices,  may  we  not  well  ask  ourselves  the 
question — 

Oh  why  should  the  spirit  of  mortal  be  proud? 
Like  a  fast -flitting  meteor,  a  fast-flying  cloud, 
A  flash  of  the  lightning,  a  break  of  the  wave, 
He  passes  from  life  to  his  rest  in  the  grave. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  MILTON,  OF  FLORIDA 

Mr.  PRESIDENT:  I  have  not  the  gift  of  language  nor  of  elo 
quence  to  fittingly  portray  the  character  and  attainments  of 
Florida's  distinguished  son,  STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY,  whose 
life,  character,  and  public  services  we  now  pause  from  the  cus 
tomary  duties  of  the  Senate  to  commemorate  and  commend. 

My  reason  for  speaking  on  this  occasion  is  not  that  I  think  I 
can  do  him  justice,  but  these  words  of  commendation,  veneration, 
and  eulogy,  though  weak  and  halting,  come  from  a  friend  and 
are  the  only  tribute  he  can  pay.  As  flattery  to  the  living  is 
unjust,  so  fulsome  praise  of  the  dead  seems  mockery;  therefore 
I  speak  of  him  as  I  think  and  feel. 

More  than  twenty  years  ago  I  met  STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MAL 
LORY,  and  so  impressed  was  I  with  his  worth,  pure  character, 
integrity  of  heart  and  mind,  and  nobility  of  soul  that  whether 
he  was  in  the  shade  of  temporary  political  defeat,  or  crowned 
with  the  laurels  of  success,  I  was  always  his  friend,  admirer, 
and  political  follower.  His  friendship  was  an  honor  of  which 
I  feel  justly  proud. 

Mr.  MALLORY  was  a  true  type  of  a  southern  gentleman  and 
statesman,  modest,  courteous,  wise.  He  was  the  worthy  son  of 
a  great  sire,  and  his  life  work  was  full  and  active,  replete  with 
Southern  sentiment  and  instinct  but  of  national  breadth  and 
force  in  its  statesmanship.  He  was  born  November  2,  1848, 
as  the  war  clouds  were  gathering  over  this  great  land.  His 
father  was  a  member  of  this  body  from  1851  to  1861;  there 
fore  he  was  reared  in  the  midst  of  the  activities  and  battles 
of  intellectual  arguments  which  preceded  the  conflict  of  giant 
brothers. 


Address  of  Mr.  Milton,  of  Florida  41 

At  the  age  of  16  he  entered  the  Confederate  army  of  Vir 
ginia,  and  later  became  a  midshipman  in  the  navy  of  the  South, 
freely  risking  his  life  fighting  in  that  titanic  struggle  for  what 
he  deemed  to  be  right  then  and  believed  to  be  right  to  the  day 
of  his  death,  the  sovereign  rights  of  a  sovereign  State. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  completed  his  education  and  began 
the  practice  of  law.  But  his  State,  like  other  Southern  States 
after  the  war,  was  suffering  from  the  rule  of  ignorance,  vice, 
and  robbery.  Thinking  it  his  duty  to  again  serve  his  country, 
he  entered  heartily  into  the  struggle  of  the  people  of  Florida  to 
redeem  her  government  from  negro  and  carpetbag  domination, 
and  in  1876  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Florida  legislature. 
He  was  elected  to  the  state  senate  in  1880  and  returned  again 
in  1884.  In  her  legislative  halls  so  ably  did  he  serve  the  people 
that,  feeling  his  abilities  and  usefulness  should  not  be  circum 
scribed  by  state  bounds,  he  was  elected  to  the  National  House 
of  Representatives,  and  served  two  terms. 

While  here  he  so  well  represented  the  interest  of  Florida  and 
so  favorably  impressed  the  citizenship  of  his  State  that  in 
1897,  when  the  most  momentous  and  bitter  strife  among  Florida 
Democrats  was  waged,  the  representatives  of  the  people  turned 
to  MALLORY  as  the  only  man  who  could  properly  represent  them ; 
and  although  he  was  not  a  candidate  for  the  honorable  position, 
he  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate  and  reelected  in 
1905. 

Here  for  nearly  eleven  years  he  gave  to  the  service  of  his 
country  the  benefit  of  his  ripened  intellect.  At  the  age  of  59, 
while  in  the  prime  of  life  and  the  activity  of  his  intellect,  and 
and  while  he  bade  fair  to  still  give  years  of  service  to  his  country, 
he  was  mowed  down  by  the  grim  reaper,  Death. 

As  a  soldier  he  was  brave  and  gallant,  bearing  cheerfully  the 
hardships  necessarily  imposed  by  reason  of  his  impoverished 


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country.  He  followed  the  flag  of  the  lost  cause  with  the  same 
zeal,  devotion,  and  self-sacrifice  which  characterized  the  hero 
soldiers  of  the  Confederacy. 

As  a  citizen  he  was  law-abiding,  diligent  in  the  discharge  of 
his  duties,  and  worked  for  the  advancement  of  good  govern 
ment.  He  was  modest  and  unassuming,  but  courageous  and 
bold  in  the  pursuit  of  and  in  the  path  of  duty  and  never  swayed 
by  fleeting  public  opinion  from  the  right,  as  he  saw  it. 

As  a  friend  he  was  honest,  loyal,  and  true.  He  trusted  and 
could  be  trusted.  His  conversation  was  pure,  chaste,  and  full 
of  kindness.  His  ambitions  were  noble  and  his  aims  and  aspira 
tions  high.  He  was  such  a  friend  that  time  and  separation 
mattered  not;  his  friend  knew  at  all  times  that  he  could  be 
depended  on  and  that  he  would  only  do  what  was  right. 

He  was  a  lawyer  of  wide  information  and  knowledge  of  law. 
He  was  faithful  to  the  interests  of  his  clients,  and  he  won  the 
confidence  of  all  by  his  high  ideal  of  justice  and  right.  His 
well-trained  mind  was  analytical,  his  reasoning  logical,  and  his 
conclusions  just.  He  was  an  able  lawyer,  a  credit  to  the  bar, 
and  an  honor  to  his  profession. 

As  a  Christian  he  was  baptized  and  had  an  abiding  faith  in 
the  wisdom,  justice,  love,  and  mercy  of  his  Maker.  He  well 
performed  his  duty  to  his  neighbor  and  in  his  life  exemplified 
the  golden  rule: 

Do  unto  others  as  you  would  they  should  do  unto  you. 

As  a  public  man  he  was  broad  in  his  views  and  had  a  ready 
grasp  of  national  affairs.  He  was  no  demagogue,  but  at  all 
times  a  loyal  advocate  and  an  outspoken  champion  of  the 
principles  for  which  he  stood.  No  selfish  ambition  ever  kept 
him  silent  or  made  him  swerve  from  his  duty  to  his  people.  His 
character  and  mind  were  well  balanced,  conservative,  but  bold. 
If  he  had  one  trait  of  character  that  impressed  one  more  than 


Address  of  Air.  Milton,  of  Florida  43 

another,  it  was  his  strict  integrity.  MALORY'S  honesty  was 
known,  admired,  and  esteemed  throughout  the  length  and 
breadth  of  Florida. 

A  prince  can  mak'  a  belted  knight, 

A  marquis,  duke,  and  a'  that, 

But  an  honest  man's  aboon  his  might. 

STEPHEN  RussELL  MALLORY  was  an  honest  man,  the  noblest 
work  of  God. 

As  a  citizen,  a  soldier,  and  a  statesman  he  freely  gave  to 
Florida  and  the  nation  his  best  efforts.  He  was  earnest,  dili 
gent,  and  faithful  to  every  trust  reposed  in  him.  His  spotless 
life  and  character  without  stain  is  his  best  monument,  and  to 
succeeding  generations  will  illuminate  the  path  to  duty  and 
to  honor. 

And  now  that  his  life  work  is  over,  his  body  rests  beneath  the 
sod  of  his  loved  Florida.  The  Southern  sun,  which  warmed  his 
heart  to  love  of  his  native  State  and  filled  it  with  patriotism, 
now  with  each  returning  springtime  kisses  into  life  aud  bloom 
the  flowers  that  lovingly  adorn  his  grave,  and  its  too  warm' 
rays  to  them  as  tempered  by  the  soft,  balmy  southern  breezes 
from  across  the  Mexic  Sea,  which  he  loved  so  well,  and  his 
slumber  is  soothed  by  the  requiem  of  its  rippling  waves;  for 
he  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth,  his  pure  soul  having  risen,  until 
resurrection's  dawn,  to  rest  on  high  in  realms  of  eternal  bliss 
with  his  Maker,  for — 

Death's  but  a  path  that  must  be  trod, 
If  man  would  ever  pass  to  God. 


PROCEEDINGS  IN  THE  HOUSE 

MONDAY,  January  6,  1908. 

MESSAGE    FROM    THE    SENATE. 

The  message  announced  that  the  Senate  had  passed  the 
following  resolutions : 

Resolved,  That  the  Senate  has  heard  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  death 
of  the  Hon.  STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY,  late  a  Senator  from  the  State 
of  Florida. 

Resolved,  That  the  Secretary  communicate  a  copy  of  these  resolutions 
to  the  House  of  Representatives. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the  deceased 
the  Senate  do  now  adjourn. 

Mr.  CLARK  of  Florida.  Mr.  Speaker,  the  House  has  just 
heard  of  the  death  of  the  distinguished  senior  Senator  from 
Florida,  the  Hon.  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY.  At  some  future 
time  the  Florida  delegation  will  ask  the  House  to  set  apart  a 
day  in  order  that  the  Members  may  pay  tribute  to  the  dis 
tinguished  public  services  of  this  illustrious  son  of  Florida.  At 
the  present  time  I  offer  the  following  resolution  and  move 
its  adoption. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  the  House  has  learned  with  profound  sorrow  of  the  death 
of  Hon.  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY,  a  Senator  of  the  United*  States  from  the 
State  of  Florida. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  further  mark  of  respect  the  House  now  adjourn. 

The  resolutions  were  unanimously  agreed  to. 

Accordingly  (at  12  o'clock  and  31  minutes  p.  m.)  the  House 

adjourned. 

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THURSDAY,  April  23,  1908. 

The  SPEAKER.  Pending  the  announcement,  by  unanimous 
consent,  the  gentleman  from  Florida  [Mr.  Sparkman]  desires 
to  make  a  request. 

Mr.  SPARKMAN.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  ask  unanimous  consent  for 
the  present  consideration  of  the  order  which  I  send  to  the 
Clerk's  desk. 

The  SPEAKER.  The  gentleman  from  Florida  [Mr.  Spark 
man]  asks  unanimous  consent  for  the  present  consideration  of 
the  order  which  the  Clerk  will  report. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

Ordered,  That  the  House  shall  meet  at  u  in.  on  Sunday,  May  3,  which 
shall  be  set  aside  for  memorial  addresses  on  the  life,  character,  and  public 
services  of  Hon.  S.  R.  MALLORY,  late  a  United  States  Senator  from  the 
State  of  Florida. 

The  SPEAKER.  Is  there  objection?  [After  a  pause.]  The 
Chair  hears  none. 

The  question  is  on  agreeing  to  the  order. 

The  question  was  taken  and  the  order  was  agreed  to. 

Mr.  CLARK  of  Florida.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  ask  unanimous  con 
sent  for  the  present  consideration  of  the  order  which  I  send  to 
the  Clerk's  desk. 

The  SPEAKER.  The  Clerk  will  report. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

Ordered,  That  Sunday,  May  3,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  addresses  on 
the  life,  character,  etc.,  of  the  late  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY  shall  be  set  apart 
for  memorial  addresses  on  the  life,  character,  and  public  services  of  Hon. 
William  J.  Bryan,  late  United  States  Senator. 

The  SPEAKER.  Is  there  objection?  /  [After  a  pause.]  The 
Chair  hears  none. 

The  question  is  on  agreeing  to  the  order. 

The  question  was  taken,  and  the  order  was  agreed  to. 


Proceedings  in  the  House  47 

SUNDAY,  May  3,  iqo8. 

The  House  met  at  12  o'clock  m.  and  was  called  to  order  by 
the  Clerk,  Hon.  Alexander  McDowell,  who  caused  the  follow 
ing  communication  from  the  Speaker  to  be  read : 

SPEAKER'S  ROOM,  HOUSE  or  REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington,  D.  C .,  May  j,  1908. 

I  hereby  designate  Hon.  John  Dalzell,  of  Pennsylvania,  to  act  as 
Speaker  pro  tempore  for  this  day. 

JOSEPH  G.  CANNON, 

Speaker. 

The  Chaplain,  Rev.  Henry  N.  Couden,  D.  D.,  offered  the 
following  prayer : 

We  bless  Thee,  our  Father  in  Heaven,  for  the  immutability  of 
Thy  character,  that  Thou  art  the  same  yesterday,  to-day,  and 
forever;  that  we  are  Thy  children;  that  we  may  rely  implicitly 
upon  Thine  infinite  wisdom,  power,  and  goodness,  and  that 
whatsoever  Thou  dost  order  for  us  is  better  than  anything  we 
could  desire  for  ourselves.  "Blessed  is  the  man  that  walketh 
not  in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor  standeth  in  the  way  of 
sinners,  nor  sitteth  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful.  But  his  delight 
is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord;  and  in  His  law  doth  he  meditate  day 
and  night.  And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  the  rivers  of 
water,  that  bringeth  forth  his  fruit  in  his  season;  his  leaf  also 
shall  not  wither;  and  whatsoever  he  doeth  shall  prosper." 

We  thank  Thee,  our  Father,  for  the  great  and  the  true,  the 
wise  and  the  pure,  the  strong  and  the  brave  of  every  age,  who 
comprehended  the  light  which  shone  out  of  the  darkness  and 
the  meaning  of  life,  caught  its  spirit,  and  gave  themselves  in  a 
faithful  service  to  Thee  and  to  mankind.  We  are  gathered  here 
to-day  to  pay  a  tribute  of  love  and  respect  to  two  such  men — 
men  in  whom  their  fellows  reposed  confidence  and  trust,  who 
never  deceived,  never  betrayed  that  confidence,  but  lived  pure, 


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noble,  exemplary  lives,  and  wrought  a  good  work  for  mankind. 
Grant  that  their  lives  may  be  an  inspiration  to  us  and  to  those 
who  shall  come  after  us.  And  bless,  we  pray  Thee,  those  who 
were  near  and  dear  to  them  in  life,  and  comfort  them  with  the 
blessed  thought  that  they  shall  meet  again  in  a  land  where  love  - 
shall  find  its  full  fruition  in  the  hearts  of  the  true. and  the  pure. 
And  so  may  our  lives  be  ordered  that  we  shall  be  counted 
worthy  in  the  day  of  our  departure.  And  Thine  be  the  praise 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  Amen! 

Mr.  SPARKMAN.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  ask  that  the  special  order  of 
the  day  be  read. 

The  SPEAKER  pro  tempo  re.     The  Clerk  will  read. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sparkman,  by  unanimous  consent, 

"Ordered,  That  the  House  shall  meet  at  12  m.  on  Sunday,  May  3,  which 
shall  be  set  aside  for  memorial  addresses  on  the  life,  character,  and  public- 
services  of  Hon.  S.  R.  MALLORY,  late  a  United  States  Senator  from  the 
State  of  Florida."  (Order  adopted  in  the  House  April  23,  1908.) 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Clark  of  Florida,  by  unanimous  consent, 

"Ordered,  That  Sunday,  May  3,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  addresses  on 
the  life,  character,  etc.,  of  the  late  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY,  shall  be  set 
apart  for  memorial  addresses  on  the  life,  character,  and  public  services 
of  Hon.  William  J.  Bryan,  late  United  States  Senator."  (Order  adopted 
in  the  House  April  23,  1908.) 

Mr.  SPARKMAN.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  ask  unanimous  consent 
that  all  those  who  may  address  the  House  to-day  have  permis 
sion  to  revise  and  extend  their  remarks  in  the  RECORD. 

The  SPEAKER  pro  tempore.  The  gentleman  from  Florida 
[Mr.  Sparkman]  asks  unanimous  consent  that  all  Members  ad 
dressing  the  House  to-day  may  have  leave  to  extend  their 
remarks  in  the  RECORD.  Is  there  cbjection? 

There  was  no  objection. 


Proceedings  in  the  House  49 

SUNDAY,  May  3,  1908. 

Mr.  SPARKMAN.  Mr.  Speaker,  I  ask  unanimous  consent  for 
the  consideration  and  adoption  of  the  resolution  which  I  send 
to  the  Clerk's  desk. 

The  SPEAKER  pro  tempore.  The  gentleman  from  Florida 
[Mr.  Sparkman]  submits  the  following  resolution,  which  the 
Clerk  will  report. 

The  Clerk  read  as  follows : 

Resolved,  That  in  accordance  with  the  order  of  the  day,  an  opportunity 
be  given  for  tributes  to  the  memory  of  Hon.  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY,  late  a 
United  States  Senator  from  the  State  of  Florida. 

Resolved,  That  as  a  particular  mark  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  the 
deceased  and  in  recognition  of  his  distinguished  public  career,  the  House, 
at  the  conclusion  of  the  exercises  of  this  day,  shall  stand  adjourned. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  communicate  these  resolutions  to  the  Senate. 

Resolved,  That  the  Clerk  send  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  to  the  family 
of  the  deceased. 

The  SPEAKER  pro  tempore.  The  question  is  on  agreeing 
to  the  resolutions. 

The  question  was  taken,  and  the  resolutions  were  unani 
mously  agreed  to. 

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MEMORIAL  ADDRESSES 


ADDRESS  OF  MR*  SPARKMAN,  OF  FLORIDA 

Mr.  SPEAKER  :  We  are  assembled  on  this  occasion  to  perform 
one  of  those  sad  duties  that  have  become  so  frequent  here  during 
the  past  few  years,  that  of  paying  tribute  to  the  life  and  char 
acter  of  some  Member  of  this  body  or  of  that  at  the  other  end 
of  the  Capitol,  who  has  answered  the  summons  from  on  high, 
to  which  all  must  give  heed  and  from  which  none  can  turn 
away.  All  alike — the  rich  and  the  poor,  the  powerful  and  the 
weak,  the  sovereign  and  the  subject — must  obey  that  summons. 
No  station  so  high  as  to  be  above  its  reach,  none  so  low  as  to 
lie  beneath  the  compass  of  its  sound.  How  frequently,  in  this 
body,  are  we  reminded  of  this  sad  truth.  How  often  at  each 
session  do  we  pause  in  the  proceedings  here  to  commemorate 
the  life  and  services  of  some  one  who,  in  advance  of  us,  has 
answered  the  call  to  go  hence. 

I  am  not  one  of  those,  Mr.  Speaker,  who  regard  services  such 
as  these  an  idle  waste  of  time.  On  the  contrary,  I  think  we 
can  not  use  more  profitably  the  brief  period  necessary  to  pay 
loving  tribute  to  those  honored  by  the  people  with  commissions 
to  serve  them  in  the  National  Legislature,  and  who  have  gone 
down  before  the  grim  reaper  in  the  midst  of  their  duties  and 
ere  their  work  here  has  been  done. 

True,  we  can  not,  if  we  would,  bring  the  dead  back  to  life  by 
aught  we  might  say  here,  no  more  than  the  flower  dropped  upon 
the  casket  or  the  high  pealing  anthem  above  the  bier  can  lift  the 


Address  of  Mr.  Spark-man,  of  Florida  51 

coffin  lid  and  restore  to  those  who  remain  behind  the  departed 
friend  or  companion.  But  they  all  serve  a  purpose  in  life. 
They  soften  the  gloom  of  the  death  chamber  and  make  lighter 
the  burden  of  bereavement.  Touching,  as  these  simple  acts 
do,  thetmore  delicate  cords  of  our  nature,  they  make  us  better 
and  purer,  and  strengthen  the  bonds  of  sympathy  that  link  all 
human  hearts  together. 

Then,  too,  the  country  at  large  derives  a  benefit  in  other  ways 
from  such  proceedings  as  these.  By  them  we  not  only  stimu 
late  patriotism,  broaden  our  political  horizon,  and  temper  the 
asperities  engendered  by  party  strife,  but,  by  spreading  upon 
the  records  here  the  history  of  an  honored  and  illustrious  career, 
to  be  read  from  one  end  of  the  land  to  the  other,  we  kindle  the 
ambition  of  the  young  in  every  walk  of  life  and  stimulate  them 
to  nobler  effort  and  grander  achievement. 

No  one  has  ever  accomplished  aught  in  any  field  of  endeavor 

without  having  been  inspired  thereto  by  some  one,  and  few  lives 

^are  so  barren  of  results  as  not  to  furnish  a  stimulus  to  still  more 

worthy  action  by  those  who  may  come  under  their  influence. 

A  gifted  poet  has  said : 

There's  never  a  rose  in  all  the  world 

But  makes  some  green  spray  sweeter; 
There's  never  a  tvind  in  all  the  sky 

But  makes  some  bird's  wing  fleeter; 
There's  never  a  star  but  brings  to  Heaven 

Some  silver  radiance  tender, 
And  never  a  rosy  cloud  but  helps 

To  crown  the  sunset  splendor; 
No  robin  but  may  thrill  some  heart, 

His  dawnlike  gladness  voicing. 
God  gives  us  all  some  small,   sweet  way 

To  set  the  world  rejoicing. 


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And  in  that  gem-laden  poem,  Lucile,  Owen  Meredith  gives 
utterance  to  the  same  truth  in  the  following  lines: 

No  stream  from  its  source  flows  seaward,  how  lowly  soever  its  course, 

But  what  some  land  is  gladdened;  no  star  ever  rose 

And  set  without  influence  somewhere;  no  life  ^ 

Can  be  pure  in  its  purpose  and  strong  in  its  strife 

And  all  life  not  be  stronger  and  purer  thereby. 

And,  sir,  if  influences  for  good  may  flow  from  humble  sources, 
how  much  greater  results  may  come  from  the  contemplation  of 
the  life  and  character  of  one  such  as  we  are  assembled  here  to 
commemorate. 

I  can  not,  perhaps,  do  better,  Mr.  Speaker,  than  to  quote  a 
short  paragraph  from  the  address  by  the  deceased  himself. 
Eulogizing  the  life  and  character  of  the  late  James  Montraville 
Moody  in  the  Senate  a  little  more  than  five  years  ago,  Senator 
MALLORY  used  this  language: 

Mr.  President,  it  is  a  natural  impulse  that  prompts  those  who,  by  associa 
tion  or  observation,  have  learned  the  intrinsic  merit  of  one  who  has  closed 
a  life  of  usefulness  to  pay  such  tribute  as  can  be  conveyed  by  our  inade 
quate  powers  of  expression  to  the  memory  of  such  a  career.  When  Death 
has  placed  his  imprimatur  on  the  last  chapter  of  our  little  earthly  life  story, 
and  what  we  have  done  for  good  or  ill  has  thereby  become  fixed  forever,  a 
part  of  our  irrevocable  and  unamendable  record,  it  is  eminently  proper 
that  not  only  those  who  have  the  incentive  of  personal  affection,  but  that 
those  who  in  the  casual  intercourse  of  a  strenuous  existence  have  had 
occasion  to  note  exceptional  and  shining  traits  in  the  character  and  career 
of  one  who  has  passed  away  forever,  should  also  put  in  as  permanent  a 
shape  as  possible  the  results  of  their  observation.  This  impulse  ought  to 
have,  and  generally  does  have,  with  the  thoughtful  a  higher  and  nobler 
inspiration  than  that  which  evolved  the  maxim  of  the  ancients  which 
enjoined  nought  but  good  when  speaking  of  the  dead.  Example  is  the 
most  potent  of  preceptors.  The  object-lesson  is  the  most  impressive 
method  of  reaching  the  understanding  and  shaping  the  inclination  of  the 
young,  and  the  oftener  we  can  present  to  their  plastic  minds  authentic 
illustrations  of  character  which  of  itself  conquers  adverse  environment, 


Address  of  Mr.  Sparkman,  of  Florida  C7 

rises  to  eminence  by  its  innate  merit  and  wins  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
good  men  and  women,  the  greater  the  probability  of  our  inspiring  those 
who  are  to  follow  us  with  a  zealous  purpose  of  emulating  such  virtue. 

Senator  MALLORY'S  life  is  one  well  worthy  of  being  studied. 
While  he  had  not  reached  its  allotted  span  nor  passed  much 
beyond  its  meridian,  he  had  trodden  the  pathway  of  duty  and 
had  lived  long,  if  life  be  counted  by  achievement  rather  than 
by  the  flight  of  years.  Although  springing  from  an  honored 
and  distinguished  parentage,  he  had,  by  reason  of  adverse  condi 
tions,  been  compelled  to  start  well  down  in  the  humbler  walks 
of  life;  but,  by  his  own  unaided  efforts,  had  climbed,  one  at  a 
time,  the  steep  heights  of  success  until  he  had  reached  the  goal 
of  his  ambition,  the  highest  point,  save  one,  that  may  be  touched 
in  the  field  of  political  endeavor;  and  that,  too,  without  a  stain 
upon  his  life  or  a  blot  upon  his  character.  How  much,  then, 
may  we,  whether  young  or  old,  learn  from  a  career  so  filled 
with  bright  achievement. 

STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY  was  born  on  November  2,  1848, 
in  Columbia,  S.  C.,  where  his  parents  were  sojourning  tem 
porarily,  their  home  being  in  Key  West,  Fla.,  from  which  city 
they  subsequently  moved  to  Pensacola.  He  sprang  from  Eng 
lish  and  Irish  stock  on  his  father's  side,  his  paternal  grand 
mother  having  been  a  Miss  Russell  and  a  cousin  of  Lord  Russell, 
of  England,  and  from  Spanish  lineage  on  his  mother's  side — 
she  having  been  a  Miss  Moreno,  a  lady  distinguished  for  her 
many  qualities,  both  of  mind  and  heart.  His  father  was  a 
man  of  marked  ability,  and,  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate 
from  Florida  in  1851,  served  the  people  in  that  high  position  until 
his  State  seceded,  in  1861,  when  he  resigned  from  the  Senate, 
becoming  afterwards  secretary  of  the  navy  in  the  cabinet  of 
Jefferson  Davis,  there  likewise  discharging  his  duties  with  dis 
tinction  until  the  star  of  the  Southern  Confederacy  "went  down 
forever  in  smoke  and  blood." 


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Nor  did  the  son  escape  the  hardships  and  perils  of  that  blood 
iest  of  conflicts.  Being  then  at  school  in  Richmond,  the  Con 
federate  capital,  and  where  his  father's  official  position  had 
required  him  to  reside,  the  son,  at  the  call  of  what  he  conceived 
to  be  the  voice  of  duty,  entered  Lee's  army  at  the  age  of  15 
years,,  later  being  transferred  to  the  navy,  in  which  he  served 
as  a  midshipman  on  the  Patrick  Henry  until  the  surrender  of 
Lee  at  Appomattox,  when  he  returned  to  Pensacola.  But  only 
for  a  brief  period  did  he  remain  there  at  this  time,  for  we  soon 
find  him  at  Georgetown  University,  in  this  city,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  due  time,  with  distinction.  Being  without  finan 
cial  means,  his  father's  fortune  having  been  dissipated,  as  so 
many  fortunes  were  in  that  disastrous  war,  he  became  a  pro 
fessor  of  classic  languages  in  the  university  from  which  he  had 
graduated,  teaching  there  for  two  years,  when  he  removed  to 
New  Orleans  and  began  the  study  of  law,  supporting  himself 
the  while  by  teaching  school.  Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Louisiana, 
he  returned  to  Florida  in  1874,  where  he  commenced  the  prac 
tice  of  his  profession,  in  which  he  took  at  once  a  commanding 
position,  and  that,  too,  at  a  bar  ever  noted  for  the  ability, 
learning,  and  high  standing  of  its  members. 

But  he  was  not  permitted  long  to  follow  without  interruption 
the  profession  he  had  chosen.  The  people  of  his  county,  indeed 
of  the  State,  had  a  use  for  his  services  in  the  political  field.  In 
1876,  a  period  in  Florida  as  well  as  over  the  entire  South  when 
partisan  feeling  ran  high,  he  was  elected  to  the  lower  house  of 
the  Florida  legislature,  where  his  talents  and  high  character  at 
once  placed  him  in  the  front  rank  of  Florida's  public  men,  a 
position  he  ever  afterwards  retained. 

Elected  to  the  state  senate  in  1880,  he  was  reelected  in  1884, 
all  the  while  continuing  the  practice  of  law,  except  when  engaged 
in  the  performance  of  his  official  duties.  In  1890  he  was  elected 


Address  of  Mr.  Sparkman,  of  Florida  c  c 

to  the  Fifty-second  Congress  and  reelected  to  the  Fifty-third, 
serving  the  people  with  that  fidelity  and  conscientious  regard  for 
duty  which  characterized  him  throughout  his  entire  life.  From 
his  seat  in  this  body  he  retired  to  private  life  at  the  end  of  the 
Fifty-third  Congress,  broken  in  health  but  not  in  spirit,  still 
with  the  determination  to  give  the  best  that  was  within  him  to 
the  world  in  which  he  lived.  His  retirement,  however,  was  not 
to  be  for  long,  for  in  1897  he  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate,  and  reelected  without  opposition  in  1903,  serving  well 
the  State  whose  commission  he  bore  until  death  laid  its  hand 
upon  him  on  December  23,  1907. 

This,  Mr.  Speaker,  is  but  an  outline  of  a  remarkable  career, 
but  from  it,  even  if  we  knew  no  more,  we  might  easily  fill  the 
space  within.  I  have  only  touched  the  more  prominent  eleva 
tions  along  his  pathway,  but  from  these  resting  places  we  can 
easily  discern  the  difficulties  of  the  course  he  trod,  and  picture 
to  ourselves  his  struggles  to  surmount  them,  until  finally  he 
reached  the  goal  of  his  ambition,  the  highest  point  for  which  he 
strove. 

A  soldier  at  15  under  the  greatest  chieftain  of  the  South  in 
one  of  the  most  gigantic  struggles  the  world  has  ever  witnessed; 
a  civil  war  veteran  at  1 7 ;  a  graduate  and  professor  in  one  of  the 
first  colleges  of  the  country  at  the  age  of  2 1 ;  a  lawyer  with  a 
large  practice  in  the  city  where  his  childhood  had  been  spent  at 
26;  a  member  of  the  lower  house  of  the  legislature  of  his  State 
at  28;  twice  a  state  senator  between  then  and  his  thirty-sixth 
year;  twice  a  Congressman  ere  he  had  reached  the  age  of  45, 
and  then  with  broken  health  ten  years  in  the  greatest  lawmak- 
ing  body  in  the  world;  finally,  after  years  of  physical  suffering, 
yielding  to  the  ravages  of  disease  and  falling  under  its  pitiless 
assaults,  but  with  earthly  honors  thick  upon  him;  these  show 
not  only  a  remarkable  career,  but  indicate  the  traits  which  gave 


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success — commanding  talents,  honor-able  ambition,  singleness  of 
purpose,  energy  in  the  discharge  of  duty,  unyielding  determina 
tion,  and  a  well-rounded  character. 

It  was  my  good  fortune,  Mr.  Speaker,  to  know  Senator 
MALLORY  intimately,  and  particularly  after  he  had  been  hon 
ored  with  a  seat  in  the  Senate.  I  have  seen  him  in  private  and 
public  life,  have  met  him  in  the  social  circle,  accompanied  him 
in  political  campaigns,  observed  him  in  the  performance  of  his 
official  duties  at  the  other  end  of  this  Capitol,  and  know  full 
well  the  qualifications  he  possessed  for  the  work  demanded  of 
him  and  the  fidelity  with  which  he  served  those  who  had 
intrusted  their  interests  to  his  keeping.  But  if  I  were  asked  to 
specify  the  leading  trait  in  his  character,  I  would  unhesitatingly 
say  that  it  was  his  high  sense  of  honor.  No  political  or  other 
exigency  could  make  him  swerve  from  what  he  conceived  to  be 
the  path  of  right. 

The  voice  of  the  tempter  is  heard  in  all  the  walks  of  life. 
With  no  less  frequency,  perhaps,  is  it  whispered  in  the  ear  of 
him  engaged  in  civil  strife,  and  the  temptation  to  sacrifice  con 
victions  to  political  exigency  is  sometimes  great,  but  fortunate 
is  that  constituency  represented  by  one  who,  with  an  honest 
heart  and  a  clear  head,  will,  seeing  the  right,  dare  to  do  it  in 
the  face  of  the  probable  disapproval  of  that  public  on  whom  he 
relies  for  support. 

That  trait  the  subject  of  this  sketch  possessed  in  a  high  degree. 
Mistakes  he  may  have  made  now  and  then  in  the  support  of 
men  and  measures.  Who  has  not  made  them?  But  if  such 
there  were,  they  were  of  the  head  and  not  of  the  heart.  Arid 
in  saying  that,  Mr.  Speaker,  I  have  perhaps  said  all  that  is  nec 
essary  to  be  said  of  STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY.  For  he  who  pos 
sesses  this  characteristic  can  ever  be  trusted  by  those  he  serves. 
In  the  life  of  such  a  man,  the  conditions  being  given,  friend  and 


Address  of  Mr.  Sparkman,  of  Florida  57 

foe  alike  will  know  what  his  action  will  be.  With  the  star  of 
right  to  guide  him,  he  ever  moves  on  a  straight  line  to  the  end 
of  the  way. 

Another  characteristic  of  Senator  MALORY'S,  which,  after  all, 
is  but  one  of  the  many  aspects  of  a  high  sense  of  honor,  was  his 
fidelity  to  his  State  and  the  people  he  represented.  He  ever 
had  their  interest  before  him  and  never  lost  an  opportunity  to 
serve  them  when  able  to  do  so.  I  have  referred,  Mr.  Speaker, 
to  the  condition  of  his  health.  Indeed,  he  entered  the  Senate 
in  1897  an  invalid  and  never  afterwards  did  he  regain  his  accus 
tomed  vigor.  Often,  to  appearances,  near  death's  door,  he 
remained  at  his  post  of  duty,  except  when  compelled  to  absent 
himself  on  account  of  the  severity  of  the  disease  from  which 
he  suffered.  Going  in  and  out  of  the  Senate  Chamber,  but  a 
shadow  of  his  once  strong  and  robust  physique,  though  his  body 
might  be  racked  by  pain  and  weakened  by  fever,  he  never  failed 
to  respond  to  the  request  of  a  constituent,  no  matter  how  hum 
ble  or  obscure,  when  able  to  leave  his  bed.  Frequently  I  have 
seen  him  in  the  Senate  Chamber  with  a  high  fever  participating 
in  the  deliberations  of  that  body,  or  at  the  departments  serving 
some  friend  or  constituent,  when  prudence  and  a  proper  regard 
for  his  waning  health  and  strength  should  have  kept  him  in  his 
room. 

But  his  sense  of  duty  was  such  as  to  cause  him  to  disregard 
his  physical  condition  as  long  as  an  obligation  claimed  by  a 
constituent  or  imposed  by  his  official  position  remained  undis 
charged.  With  him  duty  was  first,  everything  else,  including 
health  and  physical  comfort,  secondary.  Knowing  of  his  ill 
health  and  the  drain  which  disease  and  suffering  had  made 
upon  his  strength,  I  have  wondered  at  his  ability  to  perform  so 
well  his  official  duties.  Besides  attending  to  his  correspondence 
and  departmental  work,  he  kept  well  up  with  the  proceedings 


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of  the  Senate — often  engaging  in  the  discussions  of  that  body. 
In  fact,  there  was  scarcely  a  great  measure  before  the  Senate 
while  he  was  a  member  there  upon  which  he  did  not  speak  and 
which  was  not  rendered  more  lucid  by  his  utterances. 

Senator  MALLORY,  while  a  partisan,  was  not  a  bitter  one, 
and  although  his  arguments  were  presented  with  force,  his  kind 
ness  of  heart  was  such  that  his  language  left  nothing  to  rankle 
in  the  heart  of  an  adversary.  While  standing  firmly  by  his  con 
victions,  he  was  magnanimous  and  liberal  to  all.  He  was  not 
quick  to  take  offense,  and  never  intentionally  wounded  the 
sensibilities  of  another.  He  was  always  in  earnest — never  a 
trifler — but  regarding  every  subject  at  all  worthy  of  his  con 
sideration  as  meriting  his  best  effort  he  conducted  the  discus 
sions  in  which  he  engaged  upon  a  high  plane. 

Such  in  part,  Mr.  Speaker,  were  the  leading  characteristics  of 
S.  R.  MALLORY.     But  he  is  gone.     As  the  last  eventful  days  of 
1907  were  slipping  away  into  the  centuries  that  have  passed  his 
spirit  laid  aside  its  wasted  abode  of  flesh  and  took  its  flight  to 
the  God  who  gave  it.     But  though  with  us  no  more,  his  memory 
still  lingers  in  our  hearts.     Indeed,  such  a  life  is  never  lost  in 
death  nor  buried  in  the  grave,  but  passes  out  upon  the  years  to 
cheer  mankind  as  the  centuries  go  by.     The  world  is  better  for 
his  having  lived  in  it,  and  rich  indeed  is  the  heritage  of  those  he 
left  behind  or  who  may  come  after  him.     Of  him  it  may  be  truly 
said  he  left- 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time. 
Footprints  that  perhaps  another, 
Sailing  o'er  life's  solemn  main, 
A  forlorn  and  shipwrecked  brother 
Seeing,  shall  take  heart  again 


Address  of  Mr.  Payne,  of  New  York  eg 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  PAYNE,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  My  first  acquaintance  with  STEPHEN  R. 
MALLORY  began  in  December,  1891,  when  he  entered  the  Fifty- 
second  Congress  as  a  Representative  from  the  southern  district 
of  Florida.  He  came  here  when  his  party  was  in  the  full  flush 
of  victory.  The  McKinley  tariff  act  became  a  law  on  the  6th 
of  October,  1890,  and  the  election  was  held  only  a  month  later, 
before  the  act  had  gotten  into  full  operation.  Its  various  pro 
visions  were  magnified  by  the  imaginations  of  the  people  and 
there  was  a  universal  feeling  and  apprehension  that  prices  on  all 
commodities  would  be  enormously  high  under  its  operations. 
I  remember  well  seeing  large  placards  in  the  stores  announcing 
that  certain  goods  would  be  sold  at  a  certain  price  and  that  now 
was  the  time  to  buy,  because  on  the  next  invoice  they  would  be 
compelled  to  advance  the  price  25  per  cent  because  of  the  opera 
tions  of  the  McKinley  law.  There  was  no  partisanship  either 
in  the  display  of  these  placards,  because  they  were  seen  as  fre 
quently  in  stores  owned  by  Republicans  as  those  of  the  opposition 
party.  The  result  was  an  overwhelming  Democratic  majority 
in  the  House  of  Representatives,  elected  in  the  fall  of  1890;  and 
in  1892  his  party  came  into  full  power  in  both  the  executive  and 
legislative  branches  of  the  Government. 

Here  was  a  great  opportunity  for-  a  newly  elected  Member. 
Mr.  MALLORY  was  fresh  from  service  in  both  houses  of  the  Florida 
legislature.  He  had  a  mind  well  trained  in  statecraft.  Yet 
being  a  new  member  he  was  largely  overshadowed  by  many  of 
the  old-time  leaders  in  his  party,  and  with  his  naturally  modest 
and  retiring  disposition  did  not  bring  himself  so  much  to  the 
front  as  he  would  have  done  under  other  circumstances.  I  got 


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to  know  him  well  during  his  service  here  in  the  House,  although 
we  were  not  on  the  same  committee  in  any  instance.  He  was  of 
gentlemanly  disposition,  of  friendly  nature,  a  man  of  warm 
friendship,  and  always  courteous  in  his  bearing  and  intercourse 
with  his  fellow  Members. 

He  was  defeated  for  renomination  in  1894  by  the  present 
popular  and  able  Representative  from  that  district,  the  Hon. 
STEPHEN  M.  SPARKMAN.  The  success  of  Mr.  SPARKMAN  was  a 
tribute  to  his  wide  popularity  in  the  district.  But  it  is  a  great 
tribute  to  the  character  of  Mr.  MALLORY  that  though  defeated 
for  Congress  in  1894  he  was  elected  to  the  Senate  in  1896  for  the 
term  commencing  March  4,  1897.  He  at  once  took  high  rank  in 
that  body  as  a  patient,  persistent,  hard-working  Senator,  a  man 
who  looked  for  results  and  not  for  oratorical  display.  He  did 
not  bring  himself  into  the  lime  light,  but  was  content  to  work 
out  quietly  his  plans,  with  the  result  of  unusual  success.  He 
was  reelected  to  the  Senate  in  1 902 ,  having  been  renominated  by 
a  vote  in  the  primaries  without  opposition.  His  fatal  illness 
overtook  him  in  November  last,  and  the  subsequent  days  of  his 
life  marked  his  character  for  industry  and  devotion  to  duty. 
His  last  speech  was  delivered  in  this  city  on  the  Sunday  evening 
before  his  sickness,  and  the  last  article  from  his  pen  was  com 
pleted  only  a  few  hours  before  he  was  stricken  with  his  fatal 
malady.  He  fully  realized  the  condition  of  his  health  some  time 
before  his  death,  as  he  declined  to  be  a  candidate  for  reelection 
to  the  Senate  and  also  declined  any  position  of  chairmanship  of 
a  committee  in  the  Senate.  His  last  request  showed  the  sim 
plicity  of  his  life;  he  desired  that  no  committee  be  appointed  to 
attend  upon  his  funeral  and  that  the  services  be  of  the  simplest 
character. 

It  is  a  remarkable  fact  in  the  career  of  Mr.  MALLORY  that  he 
enlisted  in  the  Confederate  army  at  the  age  of  15  years  and 


Address  of  Mr.  Payne,  of  New  York  61 

became  a  midshipman  in  the  Confederate  navy  in  the  spring  of 
1865.  He  retired  as  a  veteran  of  the  war  at  the  age  of  17  years. 
Mr.  MALLORY'S  devotion  at  this  early  age  to  the  Confederate 
cause  is  but  a  fair  example  of  the  fealty  of  the  men  of  the  South 
during  those  sad  and  bloody  years  of  fratricidal  strife.  In 
common  with  millions  of  his  countrymen  he  believed  the  cause 
of  the  South  was  right,  although  this  belief  is  now  generally 
conceded  to  have  been  a  mistaken  one  as  to  the  question  of 
whether  the  United  States  was  a  nation  or  simply  a  confederacy; 
yet  all  are  willing  to  concede  the  general  good  faith  of  those 
adopting  the  latter  view  who  risked  their  lives  in  their  vain 
endeavor  to  sustain  it.  Now  everywhere  their  valor  is  recog 
nized.  The  heroism  which  sent  boys  at  15,  or  even  younger, 
into  the  field  side  by  side  with  old  men,  tottering  on  the  verge 
of  the  grave,  showed  a  sturdy  determination  and  valor  never 
surpassed  in  history.  However  we  may  differ  on  other  ques 
tions  relating  to  the  war  of  the  sixties,  none  of  us  can  forget 
that  these  men  were  Americans,  and  well  illustrated  the  fighting 
blood  shed  on  every  field  from  Lexington  to  San  Juan  Hill. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  DE  ARMOND,  OF  MISSOURI 

Mr.  SPEAKER  :  On  occasions  like  this  we  are  impressed  with  a 
sense  of  the  narrowness  of  the  round  of  life — a  rejoicing  over 
the  advent  into  existence  in  this  world,  a  buffeting  of  its  billows 
and  a  braving  of  its  storms,  an  enduring  of  its  trials  and  a  sharing 
of  its  joys  and  triumphs  for  a  brief  period,  and  then  scenes  like 
this,  where  the  survivors  gather  to  pay  tribute  to  those  who  are 
gone. 

The  subject  of  our  memorial  remarks  had  quite  a  remarkable 
career.  Into  few  lives  is  there  crowded  so  much  of  history  as 
may  be  written  about  the  man  of  whom  we  speak  to-day.  A 
soldier,  a  sailor,  a  legislator  in  each  branch  of  the  legislature  of 
his  State,  a  Member  of  this  House  of  Representatives,  and  a 
member  of  the  Senate  of  the  United  States,  and  yet  death 
reached  him  before  old  age  had  come,  and  when  he  had  but  by 
little  passed  his  meridian.  Into  few  lives  is  crowded  so  much 
of  work  and  of  glory.  To  but  few  is  it  given  to  render  so  much 
of  public  service. 

I  came  to  Congress  at  the  time  Senator  MALLORY  entered  this 
House;  I  served  with  him  in  the  Fifty-second  and  Fifty-third 
Congresses,  and  in  that  time  came  to  know  him  quite  well.  As 
others  have  remarked,  he  was  modest  and  unostentatious  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties.  His  effort  seemed  to  be  to  find  the  right 
side  of  questions  and  to  adhere  to  the  right  as  he  saw  it. 

The  devotion  of  his  State  to  him  and  the  signal  manner  in 
which  it  honored  him  is  evidence  of  itself  that  he  served  the 
people  of  that  State,  both  in  his  Congressional  district  and 
afterwards  in  the  State  at  large,  faithfully  and  well. 


Address  of  Mr.  De  Armond,  of  Missouri  63 

It  is  a  comparatively  rare  thing  for  son  to  succeed  father, 
directly  or  remotely,  in  the  membership  of  this  House.  It  is 
still  rare  for  son  to  follow  father  in  membership  at  the  other 
end  of  this  Capitol.  It  is  a  notable  fact  that  the  service  of  the 
son  in  the  Senate  in  this  instance  is  about  equal  in  length  of 
years  to  the  Senatorial  service  of  the  father  a  generation  earlier. 

What  an  amount  of  history  was  made  in  the  period  during 
which  this  young  man  was  upon  the  boards  as  an  actor  in  life. 
In  that  time  was  our  great  civil  war,  one  of  the  mighty  con 
flicts  not  only  of  modern  times  but  of  all  time,  and  he  was  an 
actor  in  the  scenes,  both  upon  land  and  upon  sea.  The  events 
of  that  war  were  so  tremendous,  the  results  of  it  are  so  far- 
reaching  that  even  those  of  us  who  may  have  given  the  most 
thought  to  the  subject  perhaps  but  feebly  comprehend  the  full 
significance  of  what  then  happened,  and  what  has  resulted  and 
what  will  result  from  what  then  happened. 

In  another  respect  the  career  of  Senator  MALLORY  is  some 
what  remarkable,  because  in  the  death  chain  his  name  is  linked 
forever  with  the  name  of  his  successor.  It  is  surely  an  ex 
traordinary  and  perhaps  an  unprecedented  event  that  upon  the 
same  day,  in  the  same  Chamber,  tributes  are  paid  to  the 
memory  of  a  departed  Senator  and  to  the  memory  of  another 
departed  Senator  who  followed  him,  his  immediate  successor 
in  the  Senate  and  in  death.  With  what  audacity  does  Death 
tread  upon  the  heels  of  Life!  How  fleeting  is  earthly  existence, 
and  how  rapidly  are  the  scenes  shifted ! 

The  vacancy  in  the  Senate  made  by  Senator  MALLORY'S  death 
was  filled  by  the  appointment  of  young  Mr.  BRYAN.  He  came 
here  in  the  flush  and  strength  of  young  manhood,  and  yet  in  a 
few  weeks  mourning  friends  followed  him  to  his  last  resting 
place,  as  mourning  friends  had  followed  his  predecessor  to  the 
tomb;  and  to-day  in  this  Chamber  tribute  will  be  paid  to  his 


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memory,  as  well  as  to  the  memory  of  the  Senator  who  preceded 
him  in  office  and  in  death. 

Senator  MALLORY'S  abilities  were  of  a  solid,  substantial,  and 
accomplishing  kind,  if  I  may  use  the  expression.  A  modest 
man,  he  never  sought  display  and  never  attempted  it.  His  pur 
poses  were  high,  and  the  means  by  which  he  tried  to  accomplish 
them  were  worthy  of  the  ends  in  view.  His  aim  was  to  serve 
faithfully  those  who  intrusted  -him  with  public  duties  and  their 
interests  in  this  Capitol  and  elsewhere,  and  without  exaggera 
tion  and  without  favor  or  partiality  we  may  well  say  his 
services  were  faithful  and  efficient. 

It  is  often  a  matter  of  curious  study  as  to  who  accomplishes 
most  in  a  given  forum  in  this  life  and  what  means  are  the  best 
for  the  accomplishment  of  desired  results.  Perhaps  each  can 
accomplish  best  the  task  set  before  him  by  his  own  methods 
and  in  his  own  ways,  by  the  employment  of  his  talents  in  the 
ways  that  are  natural  for  him,  because  the  natural  ways  of  each 
of  us  are  better  for  each  than  the  superibr  ways  of  others  which 
we  might  try  to  copy  or  follow. 

This  man,  not  gifted  with  extraordinary  brilliancy,  not 
possessed  of  display  talents,  used  faithfully  and  persistently, 
honestly  and  courageously  the  substantial  talents  which  were 
given  him;  and  the  faithful  use  of  these  is  what  results  in  the 
attainment  of  the  desirable  things  of  life.  Brilliancy  dazzles 
momentarily,  startles,  perhaps  gratifies,  but  steady  work,  steady 
persistence  in  the  pursuit  of  an  object,  steady  aim  in  the  ac 
complishment  of  what  is  laid  out  for  accomplishment — that  is 
what  produces  results,  that  is  what  in  the  main  makes  the 
world  better,  advances  a  good  cause,  and  retards  that  which 
is  bad. 

Some  are  of  the  opinion  that  services  and  exercises  such  as 
these  are  merely  formal  and  ought  to  be  dispensed  with.  I  am 


Address  of  Mr.  De  Armond,  of  Missouri  65 

not  of  that  mind.  I  believe  that  it  is  worth  while  for  us  in  this 
everyday,  plodding  life  of  ours  to  throw  in  a  dash  of  sentiment 
where  we  can.  Life  is  an  extraordinary  mingling  of  tragedy 
and  comedy,  the  most  wonderful  thing  of  which  we  can  con 
ceive,  the  one  wonderful  thing  of  which  we  have  experience 
from  our  entrance  into  it  until  our  departure  from  it.  It  is 
entirely  fitting  that  those  associated  with  a  worthy  man  in  his 
life  and  in  his  work  when  he  is  gone  should  turn  aside  from 
their  everyday  performances  to  pay  a  tribute  of  respect  to  his 
memory,  a  tribute  that  may  be  paid  honestly  because  it  is 
richly  merited.  Of  course  the  departed  is  neither  benefited  nor 
injured  by  what  we  say  here,  nor  by  our  failure  to  say  any 
thing.  He  is  gone  beyond  the  realm  of  temporal  things.  Tem 
poral  voices  no  longer  reach  his  ear,  temporal  toncerns  no 
longer  command  his  attention.  It  is  rather  for  us  and  for 
those  who  follow  after  us ;  it  is  rather  in  the  example  and  effect 
upon  humanity  in  general,  that  exercises  like  these  have  their 
meaning  and  use. 

It  is  no  idle  ceremony  to  pay  tribute  to  the  memory  of  such 
a  man  as  Senator  MALLORY;  an  honest,  sincere,  worthy  man, 
honored  far  beyond  the  average  of  American  citizenship;  nota 
ble  by  the  honors  heaped  upon  him,  and  by  his  conduct  so 
worthy  of  them.  In  him  we  have  lost  a  friend  and  coadjutor 
in  the  work  of  good  government;  and  in  our  several  ways  and 
with  our  varying  lights,  blinded  sometimes  and  warped  by  our 
prejudices,  in  the  main,  I  like  to  believe,  we  seek  good  govern 
ment  and  its  good  results.  One  who  battled  with  us  and  who 
wrought  by  our  side,  one  who  was  a  helper  and  a  friend,  is 
gone;  and  in  a  comparatively  short  time — for  life  is  fleeting, 
and  soon  the  longest  life  ends— we  who  are  yet  in  the  flesh 
shall  have  performed  our  part  in  life,  well  or  ill,  and  also  shall 
have  gone  hence. 

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\ 
May  it  be  our  good  fortune  when  the  time  comes  for  kind, 

loving  friends  to  say  something  concerning  us,  to  have  such 
records  that  they  may  honestly  speak  well  of  us,  as  we  this 
day  may  honestly  speak  well  of  him  to  whose  memory  we  would 
pay  the  tribute  of  abiding  reverence. 


Address  of  Mr.  Lawrence,  of  Massachusetts  67 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  LAWRENCE,  OF  MASSACHUSETTS 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  It  is  not  my  purpose  at  this  time  to  speak  at 
length  of  the  life,  character,  and  services  of  Senator  MALLORY. 
That  privilege  belongs  properly  to  those  who  knew  him  longer 
and  more  intimately  than  I  did.  I  do  desire,  however,  to  pay  a 
brief  tribute  to  one  whose  whole  career  was  characterized  by  a 
splendid  integrity  and  an  absolute  fidelity.  When  he  passed 
away  a  great  loss  came  to  his  State  and  section,  but  more  than 
that,  Mr.  Speaker,  a  great  loss  came  to  his  country.  The  sorrow 
felt  by  his  friends,  neighbors,  and  associates  was  shared  by 
those  who  lived  in  more  distant  parts  of  our  land  and  who 
admired  and  respected  this  brave  and  useful  man. 

In  the  fall  of  1864  he  was  but  a  boy  of  15  years,  yet  he  enlisted 
in  the  Confederate  service  and  fought  for  the  cause  in  which  he 
believed  until  the  war  was  over.  He  then  taught  school  and 
studied  law.  He  had,  however,  hardly  entered  upon  the  prac 
tice  of  his  profession  when  he  was  elected  to  the  lower  house  of 
the  Florida  legislature,  and  for  ten  years  was  a  member  of  that 
body  and  of  the  state  senate.  So  satisfactory  was  his  record 
there  that  his  constituents  sent  him  to  Washington  as  a  Member 
of  the  House  of  Representatives.  He  had  been  a  United  States 
Senator  since  1897. 

Practically  his  whole  life,  therefore,  was  given  to  the  public 
service.  He  had  the  entire  confidence  of  the  people  of  Florida, 
and  in  return  he  gave  them  the  best  that  was  in  him.  He  was 
an  intense  patriot.  He  loved  his  Southland,  and  during  the 
days  of  civil  strife  showed  that  he  was  willing,  if  need  be,  to  die 
for  its  people.  His  military  record  was  marked  by  fidelity  and 
fearlessness.  When  the  war  came  to  an  end  he  showed  like 


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fearlessness  in  confronting  the  distressing  difficulties  which  fol 
lowed  it.  From  that  hour  he  devoted  himself  with  all  his  might 
not  alone  to  bettering  local  conditions,  but  to  the  welfare  of  the 
whole  country.  And  how  eagerly  have  those  associated  with 
him  in  public  life  testified  to  the  signal  ability  with  which  he 
discharged  his  duties. 

Senator  MALLORY  was  brave,  courteous,  kindly,  the  very  soul 
of  honor;  in  a  word,  he  was  a  true  Southern  gentleman.  I  have 
listened  with  great  interest  to  the  affectionate  and  eloquent 
tributes  which  have  been  paid  to  him  to-day,  and  I  was  espe 
cially  touched  by  the  reference  made  by  my  friend  [Mr.  Spark- 
man]  to  the  pluck  and  determination  shown  by  Senator  MALLORY 
in  pressing  steadfastly  on  with  his  work  in  spite  of  ill  health. 
There  was  something  very  thrilling  in  that  recital  of  daily  battle 
with  disease  by  one  who  "though  his  body  might  be  racked  by 
pain  and  weakened  by  fever,  never  failed  to  respond  to  the 
request  of  a  constituent,  no  matter  how  humble  or  obscure."  I 
think  we  do  not  always  realize  how  much  of  heroism  there  is  in 
such  a  life.  It  calls  for  a  finer  courage  than  that  shown  upon 
the  battlefield.  Companionship  with  a  man  who  carries  cheer 
fulness  with  him  and  goes  on  with  his  work  in  spite  of  physical 
ills  is  inspiring.  It  drives  away  melancholy,  and  makes  the 
world  a  better  place  to  live  in.  I  have  also  been  impressed  by 
the  many  references  to  his  rugged  honesty.  In  these  days,  when 
there  have  been  revelations  of  dishonor  in  public  and  private 
life  which  rrave  shocked  and  alarmed  us,  it  is  indeed  uplifting  to 
contemplate  the  life  of  a  man  whose  record  is  without  stain. 

Mr.  Speaker,  a  strong  man  has  gone;  a  life  of  rare  usefulness 
is  ended;  the  record  is  made  up.  As  the  years  pass  by,  it  will  be 
realized  more  and  more  clearly  how  great  is  our  loss.  A  noble 
constituency  which  he  served  so  devotedly  and  unselfishly  can 
be  depended  upon  to  see  to  it  that  such  service  is  ever  gratefully 
remembered. 


Address  of  Mr.  Brantley,  of  Georgia  60 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  BRANTLEY,  OF  GEORGIA 

Mr.  SPEAKER  :  The  friends  and  admirers  of  STEPHEN  RUSSELL 
MALLORY,  late  a  Senator  from  the  Stkte  of  Florida,  received  a 
great  shock  on  December  23  last  when  the  news  of  his  death  at 
his  home  in  Pensacola,  Fla.,  was  flashed  across  the  wires. 

That  shock  settled  into  a  deep  and  profound  sorrow  as  we  here 
and  elsewhere  came  to  a  full  realization  of  the  great  loss  we  had 
sustained. 

The  hearts  of  countless  numbers  became  and  are  filled  with 
mourning  because  of  his  passing  away.  This  House,  of  which 
he  was  twice  an  honored  Member,  took  fitting  and  proper  action 
on  his  death  when  notice  of  same  was  received,  and  meets  to-day 
to  permit  its  Members  to  pay  a  last  final  tribute  to  his  memory. 
Some,  more  gifted  in  speech  and  beautiful  thought,  will  sing  his 
praises  and  sound  his  virtues  in  grander  and  more  harmonious 
tones  than  others  less  gifted  can  do,  but  the  heart  of  each  will 
be  in  his  song  and  each  song  will  be  a  song  of  love,  for  Senator 
MALLORY  was  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him. 

So  far  as  he  is  concerned,  our  exercises  this  day  are  vain  and 
futile.  He  has  solved  the  mystery  of  life  and  of  death  and  is 
beyond  the  reach  of  our  words.  We  can  not  contribute  to  his 
happiness  or  his  glory;  nor  can  we,  by  our  most  affectionate 
thoughts  or  tenderest  words,  provoke  the  faintest  sign  of  recog 
nition  from  him.  He  has  passed  from  our  midst  and  the  things 
that  are  earthly  concern  him  no  more. 

As  he  could  not  in  life  by  taking  thought  add  a  single  cubit  to 
his  stature,  so  we  to-day  by  taking  thought  can  not  add  to  the 
stature  of  manhood  and  of  fame  that  he  for  himself  carved  out  of 
the  life  that  was  given  him  to  live. 


70  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

\ 
We  pay  honor  therefore  to  his  memory  with  no  thought  save 

that  of  paying  honor  where  honor  is  due;  and  in  truth  by  that 
which  we  do  we  but  honor  ourselves. 

It  has  been  truly  written  that  it  is  not  all  of  life  to  live  nor 
all  of  death  to  die.  We  know  the  former;  we  believe  the  latter. 
We  need  not  enter  the  realm  of  speculation  nor  invoke  our  re 
ligious  faith  to  know  that  it  is  not  all  of  life  to  live.  Poor  indeed 
would  be  the  life  that  at  its  closing  could  point  to  no  other 
achievement  than  that  of  mere  existence,  and  poorer  still  would 
be  our  great  country  if  the  lives  that  have  made  it  glorious  had 
been  pitifully  empty  and  useless  lives.  But  it  is  not  all  of  life 
to  live,  when  that  living  has  been  filled  with  mighty  deeds  and 
crowned  with  works  of  beneficence,  for  such  a  life  in  the  hearts 
and  minds  of  those  who  knew  it  lives  on  and  on. 

The  grave  marks  the  ending  of  the  physical  life,  but  there  is 
no  ending  there  of  memory,  and  a  man's  works  live  after  him. 
The  influence  of  a  good  and  useful  life  furnishes  hope  and  cour 
age  and  is  an  inspiration  to  nobler  and  better  things.  This 
influence  for  neither  its  beginning  nor  its  ending  takes  any  note 
of  the  hour  when  the  life  that  gave  it  birth  passes  from  time 
into  eternity.  It  was  such  a  life  that  Senator  MALLORY  lived, 
and  it  is  because  of  it  that  now,  when  his  physical  life  is  ended, 
we  meet  to  utter  words  of  love  and  praise  about  him.  The 
short  sketch  of  him  that  appears  in  our  directory  but  faintly 
reveals  the  busy  and  useful  life  he  lived.  It  shows,  however, 
that  he  was  called  to  many  positions  of  honor  and  trust,  and 
those  who  knew  him  know  that  he  was  faithful  and  true  in  every 
instance.  Before  he  was  16  years  of  age  he  became  a  volunteer 
in  the  Confederate  army  to  do  battle  for  his  beloved  Southland, 
and  from  that  hour  until  his  last  expiring  breath  he  was  loyal 
to  the  noblest  and  best  traditions  of  the  people  he  loved  and  the 
people  who  loved  him. 


Address  of  Mr.  Brantley,  of  Georgia  71 

One  by  one  the  old  soldiers  of  the  South,  who,  after  the 
"bloody  conflict,"  were  called  to  the  patriotic  service  of  a  re 
united  country,  are  passing  away. 

The  roll  call  on  the  other  side  of  the  river  is  lengthening,  while 
here  it  is  growing  shorter  and  shorter.  One  of  the  last  to  leave 
us  and  to  swell  the  great  majority  on  the  other  side  was  Senator 
MAU.ORY. 

We  grieve  and  lament  his  departure,  while  hosannas  of  joy 
welcomed  his  answering  "present"  to  the  roll  call  over  there. 
No  better  or  more  efficient  or  more  loyal  service  to  the  Stars  and 
Stripes  has  been  rendered  here  than  has  come  from  these  old 
soldiers  of  the  South,  and  among  them  all  there  has  not  been 
one  more  patriotic  nor  one  more  consecrated  to  duty  than 
Senator  MALLORY.  He  was  a  scholarly  man,  and  his  mind  was 
a  great  storehouse  of  learning.  He  was  fitted  by  nature,  by 
inheritance,  and  by  training  for  the  great  work  of  statesmanship. 
His  people  recognized  this,  and  for  almost  half  of  the  fifty-nine 
years  he  lived  he  was  engaged  in  the  arduous  and  exacting  work 
of  making  laws.  He  served  in  both  branches  of  his  state  legis 
lature,  and  he  served  in  both  branches  of  the  Congress  of  the 
United  States.  He  knew  the  science  of  government  as  but  few 
men  learn  it,  and  the  Constitution  was  the  chart  and  guide  to 
which  he  clung  at  all  times  and  in  all  cases.  He  leaned  to  the 
school  of  strict  constructionists,  and  he  ever  questioned  the  exer 
cise  of  any  power  by  Congress  plain  warrant  for  which  could 
not  be  found  in  the  written  delegation  of  power.  The  sover 
eign  State  found  in  him  a  stanch  defender,  and  no  knightlier 
blade  was  ever  drawn  in  defense  of  a  just  cause  than  that 
drawn  by  him  in  defense  of  what  he  believed  to  be  the  reserved 
power  of  the  States.  So  gentle,  however,  was  he  in  thought, 
and  so  polished  and  persuasive  in  phrase  and  word,  that  no 
opponent  met  him  but  to  admire,  and  be  disarmed.  Whatever 


72  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mall  or  y 

the  result  of  the  conflict,  it  left  no  feeling  of  enmity  or  resent 
ment. 

Senator  MALLORY  was  not  merely  a  student  and  defender  of 
the  Constitution,  but  he  was  a  man  of  action  and  of  deeds.  He 
was  a  man  of  theories,  but  he  put  his  theories  into  practice. 
The  improvement  of  the  harbors  and  the  waterways  of  his  State 
and  country  greatly  interested  him,  and  the  results  in  this  direc 
tion  that  he  accomplished  speaks  a  greater  eulogy  of  his  achieve 
ments  than  can  any  feeble  words  of  mine.  He  was  much  con 
cerned  for  the  protection  of  the  South  from  the  invasion  of  yel 
low  fever,  and  our  present  quarantine  law  is  largely  the  result 

of  his  labors. 

• 
He  was  a  stanch  believer  in  the  future  of  his  State  and  of  the 

South.  He  ever  had  before  him  not  only  their  present  great 
ness,  but  their  greater  possibilities,  and  whatever  of  law,  what 
ever  of  speech,  whatever  of  precept  that  lay  within  his  power 
to  induce  .the  realization  of  these  possibilities  was  ever  at  the 
service  of  his  people.  In  all  this  he  was  neither  sectional  nor 
partisan.  He  was  simply  true  to  those  who  first  reposed  their 
trust  in  him,  for  truly  his  labors  were  not  confined  to  his  own 
section.  He  was  a  man  of  broad  and  national  views  and  loved 
his  whole  country,  and  he  served  it  all  and  served  it  well. 

So  clean  was  he  in  his  methods  and  so  uprightly  did  he  walk 
in  this  body  that  he  possessed  the  confidence  and  esteem  of 
both  sides;  and  as  it  was  here,  so  it  was  in  the  upper  House. 
He  was  the  friend  of  all  his  associates  and  all  his  associates 
were  his  friends.  He  was  by  instinct  a  gentleman,  and  his  cour 
tesy  was  as  unfailing  as  the  atmosphere  of  honesty  in  which  he 
lived.  He  was  of  kind  and  sympathetic  disposition,  and  while 
he  knew  law  and  statesmanship  and  government  he  also  knew 
people.  He  never  lost  sight  of  the  individual,  and  was  ever 
ready  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to  the  needy  and  distressed. 


Address  oj  Mr.  Rrantley,  oj  (jforgia  ji 

While  sick  and  suffering  for  many  years  before  his  death,  no 
murmur  of  complaint  came  from  his  lips,  but  he  was  ever,  in 
sickness,  as  in  health,  the  generous  friend  and  the  ready  sym 
pathizer.  He  gave  aid  and  sympathy,  but  he  sought  neither 
for  himself. 

Quiet  and  unobtrusive,  one  had  to  know  him  to  thoroughly 
appreciate  him,  but  once  knowing  him  his  personality  was  im 
pressive,  and  those  who  knew  him  did  not  forget  him. 

But  few  who  have  served  in  this  body  knew  the  city  of  Wash 
ington  so  well  as  he.  He  was  here  as  a  student  and  here  as  a 
teacher  long  prior  to  his  advent  into  political  life.  This  Capital 
City  of  the  nation  lost  a  friend  when  his  life  went  out — a  friend 
who  not  only  knew  and  understood  its  needs,  but  who  was  pow 
erful  to  aid.  There  are  many  in  this  city,  as  elsewhere,  who 
have  cause  to  remember  his  broad  and  catholic  spirit,  who 
know  his  work  for  and  interest  in  the  boys  and  girls  of  the 
country,  and  who.  know  of  his  zealous  efforts  in  the  cause  of 
education — a  cause  near  and  dear  to  him  throughout  his  public 
career.  His  influence  was  ever  on  the  side  of  the  weak  and 
helpless,  and  he  left  no  stone  unturned  to  carry  education,  to 
carry  aid  and  sustenance  to  the  dependent  children  of  the  land. 
In  his  death  education  has  lost  a  friend,  virtue  and  morality  a 
stanch  adherent,  and  his  country  a  devoted,  loyal  son.  In 
every  walk  of  life,  wherever  he  was  known,  his  death  is  de 
plored;  but  while  we  deplore  it,  we,  at  the  same  time,  rejoice 
that  he  was  permitted  to  live  and  that  we  were  permitted  to 
know  him. 


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ADDRESS  OF  MR.  LAMB,  OF  VIRGINIA 

Mr.  CHAIRMAN:  The  State  of  Florida  has  been  unfortunate 
in  losing  two  senators  within  a  short  space  of  time.  Indeed, 
the  grim  monster  has  played  sad  havoc  in  both  Houses  since 
this  session  of  Congress  began. 

We  are  constantly  reminded  that  we  have  here  no  continued 
city  and  that  death  is  no  respecter  of  persons. 

In  the  death  of  STEPHEN  RussELL  MALLORY  the  State  of 
Florida  has  lost  a  useful  citizen,  the  Senate  of  the  United  States 
a  valuable  and  distinguished  member,  and  his  colleagues  in  both 
Houses  a  warm-hearted  and  genial  friend,  whose  splendid  traits 
of  character  endeared  him  to  all  who  enjoyed  the  pleasure  of 
his  acquaintance  and  friendship. 

For  several  years  I  was  thrown  with  him  .at  the  same  table 
and  in  his  room  at  the  hotel  where  we  both  lived,  and  am  there 
fore  as  well  fitted  to  speak  of  his  life  and  character  as  any 
Member  of  Congress  outside  of  his  own  delegation. 

I  loved  to  hear  him  talk,  and  found  inspiration  and  instruc 
tion  in  communion  with  him.  We  had  much  in  common.  We 
were  both  soldiers  in  the  civil  war — he  in  the  Navy,  I  in  the 
cavalry  service.  Being  the  elder  of  the  two,  I  was  longer  in 
the  service,  for  he  entered  at  15  years  of  age  and  .was  a  veteran 
of  that  war  at  17. 

He  often  told  me  of  riding  around  the  defenses  of  Richmond 
when  a  mere  lad  of  13  years.  He  seemed  to  love  every  foot 
of  ground  around  that  historic  and  lovely  city,  and  he  knew 
many  of  the  leading  families  of  the  place,  who  exhibited  a 
fortitude  and  courage  during  four  long  years  that  has  never 
been  surpassed,  if  equaled,  by  any  people  in  all  the  tide  of 
time. 


Address  of  Mr.  Lamb,  of  Virginia  jc 

It  is  no  wonder  that  after  entering  the  Confederate  army  as 
a  private,  he  subsequently  entered  the  navy  as  a  midshipman, 
for  his  distinguished  father,  of  the  same  name,  was  the  secre 
tary  of  the  Confederate  navy  during  the  four  years  of  the  war 
between  the  States.  He  had  been  a  distinguished  Member  of 
the  United  States  Senate  and  chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Naval  Affairs,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Claims. 
He  refused  the  appointment  of  minister  to  Spain  in  1888.  He 
also  declined  to  serve  as  chief  justice  of  the  admiralty  court  of 
Florida  when  that  State  seceded  from  the  Union.  Jefferson 
Davis  appointed  him  secretary  of  the  navy,  which  he  accepted 
and  held  until  the  close  of  the  war.  It  was  here  that  he  mani 
fested  the  wisdom  of  the  choice  of  the  Confederate  president, 
for  he  succeeded  in  organizing  a  navy  where  none  had  previ 
ously  existed.  In  proof  "of  the  wisdom  of  this  choice  and  the 
work  performed  I  quote  a  monograph  by  Major  Gorgas.  He 
says: 

We  began,  in  April,  1861,  without  an  arsenal,  laboratory,  or  powder 
mill  of  any  capacity,  and  with  no  foundry  or  rolling  mill  except  at  Rich 
mond,  and  before  the  close  of  1863,  within  a  little  over  two  years,  we  sup 
plied  them.  During  the  harassments  of  war.  while  holding  our  own  in  the 
field  defiantly  and  successfully  against  a  powerful  enemy — crippled  by  a 
depreciated  currency — throttled  with  a  blockade  that  deprived  us  of 
nearly  all  means  of  getting  material  or  workmen,  unable  to  use  slave  labor, 
with  which  we  were  abundantly  supplied,  except  in  the  most  unskilled 
department  of  production;  hampered  by  want  of  transportation,  even  of 
the  commonest  supplies  of  food;  with  no  stock  on  hand  even  of  articles 
such  as  steel,  copper,  leather,  or  iron,  which  we  must  have  to  build  up  our 
establishments— against  all  these  obstacles,  in  spite  of  all  these  deficiencies, 
we  pe'rsevered  at  home  as  determinedly  as  did  our  troops  in  the  field  against 
a  more  tangible  opposition,  and  in  that  short  period  created  almost  literally 
out  of  the  ground  foundries  and  rolling  mills  at  Selma,  Richmond,  Atlanta, 
and  Macon;  smelting  works  at  Petersburg;  chemical  works  at  Charlotte, 
N.  C.;  a  powder  mill  far  superior  to  any  in  the  United  States  and  unsur- 


76  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

passed  by  any  across  the  ocean,  and  a  chain  of  arsenals,  armories,  and 
laboratories  equal  in  their  capacity  and  improvements  to  the  best  of  those 
in  the  United  States,  stretching  link  by  link  from  Virginia  to  Alabama. 

The  inheritance  from  and  the  example  set  by  such  a  father 
must  have  contributed  largely  to  the  development  of  the  char 
acter  and  the  forming  of  the  life  of  our  late  friend  and  col 
league. 

In  1865  young  MALLORY  matriculated  in  Georgetown  College, 
was  graduated,  and  for  some  time  filled  the  chair"  of  classical 
languages.  While  teaching  school  in  New  Orleans  in  1870  he 
read  law  and  was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  supreme  court. 
In  1876  he  was  elected  to  the  Florida  legislature.  In  1880  he 
was  elected  to  the  lower  House  of  Congress  and  reelected  two 
years  later.  He  was  elected  United  States  Senator  in  1 897  and 
reelected  in  1902  for  the  term  expiring  March,  1909. 

He  died  in  December  last  at  the  age  of  59  years,  leaving  a 
splendid  record  and  an  untarnished  name.  He  literally  died 
with  his  harness  on,  resisting  to  the  last  the  fatal  disease  that 
had  been  preying  on  his  constitution  for  years.  He  delivered 
a  speech  to  the  Knights  of  Columbus  the  Sunday  night  before 
he  was  taken  very  ill. 

A  few  hours  before  he  was  stricken  he  compiled  an  article 
for  the  Christmas  edition  of  one  of  his  State  papers. 

His  was  the  simple  life  in  many  respects.  In  evidence  of  this 
his  last  request  was  that  no  Congressional  delegation  be  ap 
pointed  to  attend  his  funeral  and  that  the  ceremonies  be  of  the 
simplest  character. 

His  taste  was  cultivated  to  a  degree.  In  many  years  of 
association  with  him  I  never  heard  fall  from  his  lips  an  unkind 
or  hasty  word.  He  suffered  much.  I  have  been  in  his  room 
when  he  was  racked  with  pain,  but  never  heard  a  murmur  or  a 
word  of  complaint.  He  possessed  patience  for  the  small  sor- 


Address  of  Mr.  Lamb,  of  Virginia  77 

rows  of  life,  as  he  had  shown  courage  for  the  great  disappoint 
ments  that  came  to  him  and  those  he  loved  in  his  early  youth. 

He  appeared  to  me  as  a  link  between  the  old  time  and  the 
new  when  together  we  discussed  the  issues  of  1865  and  the 
characters  of  the  men  who  figured  in  the  civil  and  military 
life  of  that  stormy  time.  He  knew  many  of  the  leading  men 
and  officers.  He  had  judged  them  from  the  view  point  of 
youth,  and  these  impressions  wore  off  with  his  student  life. 
He  knew  only  what  he  had  gathered  from  history  of  the  trials 
and  hardships  and  sufferings  of  the  rank  and  file  of  the  Con 
federate  army.  History  has  not  yet  told  and  will  never  fully 
portray  the  heroic  sacrifices  and  unquenchable  spirit  of  the 
men  and  officers  of  the  Southern  army. 

In  addition  to  the  simple  life  and  patience  that  marked  the 
character  of  our  deceased  colleague  I  was  often  struck  with  the 
correctness  of  his  judgment  and  his  strong  sense  of  justice. 
He  was  fair  to  his  opponents  in  debate,  and  rarely,  if  ever,  did 
he  lose  his  equanimity  of  temper. 

He  was  a  safe. counselor.  He  was  sincere  and  frank  always. 
It  might  be  said  of  him  "That  he  was  a  man  that  would  swear 
to  his  own  hurt  and  change  not."  If  he  possessed  some  of  the 
weaknesses  that  attach  to  our  frail  natures,  I  did  not  observe 
them. 

Inheritance,  association,  and  education  combined  to  make  of 
Senator  MAU/)RY  a  model  character.  That  these  together  fitted 
him  in  an  eminent  degree  for  the  responsible  duties  of  a  legis 
lator  the  public  records  of  Congress,  running  through  more  than 
a  decade,  will  amply  show. 

That  he  was  warm-hearted  and  affectionate  was  clearly  shown 
by  the  manner  in  which  he  often  spoke  of  his  family  and  kindred. 

I  often  thought  that  his  simple  and  somewhat  exclusive  life 
was  possibly  the  result  of  self-imposed  sacrifices  for  the  good 


7  8  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

of  others.  This  world  has  many  such  lives.  The  period  in 
which  our  colleague  lived  and  was  reared  and  educated  produced 
such  characters.  Sacrifice  was  the  lot  of  all.  It  was  necessary. 
Besides,  it  was  contagious.  It  was  in  the  air  and  filled  the 
hearts  and  molded  the  lives  of  men  and  women. 

The  youths  who  drank  in  this  spirit  every  day  and  watched 
it  make  heroes  of  beardless  youths  and  angels  of  mercy  of 
women  raised  in  the  lap  of  luxury,  could  but  drink  at  the  foun 
tain  of  waters  of  sacrifice  that  flowed  in  bleeding  wounds  around 
the  beleaguered  city,  and  spent  its  force  in  the  hospitals  where 
diseased  and  mutilated  humanity  appealed  for  aid  and  sym 
pathy. 

The  records  of  Congress  in  both  Houses  will  hand  down  to 
future  generations  the  public  life  and  services  of  our  colleague. 
Had  he  been  blessed  with  robust  health  there  is  no  calculating 
the  greater  extent  of  his  achievements.  Had  his  party  been 
in  the  majority  he  would  undoubtedly  have  been  one  of  its 
ablest  leaders. 

Those  who  knew  him  best  will  long  regret  his  untimely  end, 
particularly  the  men  in  both  Houses  riearing  the  "three  score 
and  ten,"  who  look  upon  a  Member  of  59  as  yet  young  and 
active. 

Another  trait  of  character  stood  out  prominently  in  Senator 
MALLORY'S  life.  It  was  the  virtue  of  gentleness,  the  crowning 
grace  of  great  and  good  men. 

He  possessed  this  in  an  eminent  degree.  It  helped  no  doubt 
to  endear  him  to  a  loyal  and  devoted  constituency.  It  bound 
him  as  with  hoops  of  steel  to  those  who  knew  him  best  and 
loved  him  most.  It  will  keep  green  his  memory  in  their  minds 
and  hearts  when  the  scenes  in  which  he  figured  shall  have 
faded  and  the  public  acts  in  which  he  participated  become,  as  it 
were,  ancient  history. 


Address  oj  Mr.  Waldo,  of  New  York  79 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  WALDO,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  While  I  had  known  of  Senator  MAI. LORY  and 
of  his  distinguished  life  and  services  for  many  years,  my  personal 
acquaintance  only  started  from  the  year  1906,  when  I  first  came 
to  Congress.  His  whole  life,  as  has  been  stated  here  perhaps 
many  times,  was  practically  spent  in  the  service  of  the  public, 
commencing  with  service  as  a  soldier  at  the  age  of  15.  There 
are  few  men  who  have  passed  through  personally  so  much  of 
the  history  of  this  country  as  did  Senator  MALLORY  and  yet 
have  died  comparatively  young.  He  was  not,  from  all  that  I 
have  read  or  heard  or  have  known  of  him,  a  man  of  exceptional 
brilliancy  in  any  way.  He  was  a  simple,  plain,  unostentatious 
American  citizen  who  was  devoted  to  whatever  duty  came 
before  him.  When  I  first  met  him  I  was  particularly  impressed 
with  this  characteristic — a  man  of  such  distinguished  services 
in  almost  all  branches  of  the  public  service  and  yet  as  unassum 
ing  and  modest  as  a  schoolboy.  He  seemed  to  be  an  example 
of  the  kind  of  modest,  hard,  simple,  plain  work  upon  which  the 
very  life  of  our  great  Republic  was  founded.  It  is  such  men  as 
Senator  MALLORY  that  carry  on  the  work  of  this  country  and  of 
the  world.  They  ask  for  no  reward  except  the  knowledge  that 
their  work  has  been  well  done.  If  anything  can  justify  or  does 
well  justify  such  ceremonies  as  these,  it  is  the  calling  to  our 
minds  and  to  the  minds  of  those  who  come  after  us  that  such 
attention  to  duties,  without  the  desire  or  the  seeking  for  ap 
plause,  the  attending  to  whatever  comes  before  us  at  the 
moment,  is  the  one  thing  that  is  worth  while  in  this  life.  It  is 
the  one  thing  upon  which  the  stability  of  human  affairs  depend. 


8o  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 


ADDRESS  OF  MR.  SULZER,  OF  NEW  YORK 

Mr.  SPEAKER  :  On  this  sad  and  solemn  occasion  we  meet  to 
pay  a  most  deserved  tribute  to  the  memory  of  a  good  and 
worthy  man — STEPHEN  RussELL  MALLORY — late  a  Senator  in 
the  Congress  of  the  United  States  from  the  grand  old  Common 
wealth  of  Florida. 

It  is  fitting  for  us  to  pause  for  a  short  space  of  time  to  con 
template  the  march  of  grim  death  that  within,  the  past  year  has 
deprived  us  of  seven  distinguished  Senators,  who  have  passed 
away  to  their  eternal  reward.  What  a  commentary  on  the  un 
certainty  of  this  frail  and  transitory  life.  They  were  all  great 
men  and  faithful  public  servants.  The  mortality  in  the  Senate 
has,  I  believe,  been  greater  during  the  past  few  months  than  in 
any  other  like  time  in  all  the  history  of  our  country. 

Call  the  roll  of  the  illustrious  dead.  MORGAN  and  PETTUS, 
the  grand  old  men  of  Alabama;  the  genial  LATIMER,  of  South 
Carolina;  the  stately  WILLIAM  PINKNEY  WHYTE,  of  Maryland; 
REDFIELD  PROCTOR,  the  sturdy  oak  of  Vermont;  and  MALLORY 
and  BRYAN,  the  popular  idols  of  the  land  of  sunshine.  They 
were  men  upon  whose  like  we  shall  seldom  look  again.  Their 
places  can  not  be  taken.  They  leave  a  void  which  can  never 
be  filled.  The  death  of  these  noble  men  is  an  irreparable  loss 
to  their  States  and  a  misfortune  to  the  country  they  served  so 
faithfully  and  so  well.  All  dead,  within  a  year!  All  friends; 
and  all  gone  to  their  eternal  reward  and  final  rest.  They  were 
all  my  friends.  I  knew  them  well.  I  served  in  Congress  with 
them  all.  I  was  a  friend  of  each.  I  grieve  with  those  who 
grieve,  I  mourn  with  those  who  mourn. 


Address  of  Mr.  Sulzer,  of  New  York  81 

They  were  all  true  men,  all  honest  men,  all  great  men,  all  loyal 
friends,  heroically  serving  their  country  and  working  for  the 
good  of  mankind  in  the  vineyard  of  the  people.  How  sad  it  all 
is  to  lose  such  friends: 

Friend  after  friend  departs; 

Who  hath  not  lost  a  friend? 
There  is  no  union  here  of  hearts 

That  finds  not  here  an  end. 

Mr.  Speaker,  the  career  of  STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY  is  a 
most  interesting  one.  It  teaches  a  lesson  we  should  all  learn. 
He  crowded  much  in  the  active  years  of  his  instructive  life.  He 
was  a  worker,  a  plodder,  and  he  made  progress  and  history.  He 
was  born  on  the  2d  day  of  November,  1848,  in  Pensacola,  Fla., 
of  distinguished  parents.  He  was  the  worthy  son  of  an  illus 
trious  sire.  The  father  made  history;  so  did  the  son.  That 
story  is  a  part  of  the  annals  of  our  country.  Every  youth  in  the 
land  should  read  it. 

At  the  age  of  15,  in  1863,  young  jVlALLORY  entered  the  Con 
federate  army  as  a  private,  and  subsequently  served  with  dis 
tinction  as  a  midshipman  in  the  Southern  navy.  The  great  con 
flict  over,  he  entered  Georgetown  College,  in  the  District  of  Co 
lumbia,  in  November,  1865,  and  graduated  with  high  honors  in 
June,  1869.  He  taught  a  class  at  the  college  until  July,  1871; 
then  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  supreme  court  of  Louisiana, 
at  New  Orleans,  in  1873;  subsequently,  in  1874,  ne  removed  to 
Pensacola,  Fla.,  and  began  practicing  law;  was  elected  to  the 
lower  house  of  the  legislature  in  1 876 ;  was  elected  to  the  senate 
of  Florida  in  1880,  and  reelected  in  1884. 

He  was  elected  to  the  Fifty-second  Congress  and  reelected  to 

the  Fifty-third  from  the  First  District  of  Florida,  and  then — the 

crowning  glory  of  his  career — the  legislature  of  Florida  elected 

him  to  the  United  States  Senate  for  the  term  beginning  March 

72901 — S.  Doc.  762,  60-2 6 


82  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 

4,  1897,  and  he  was  unanimously  reelected  in  1903.  He  received 
the  degree  of  doctor  of  laws  from  Georgetown  University  in  June, 
1904;  and,  had  he  lived,  his  term  of  sendee  in  the  Senate  would 
not  have  expired  until  March  3,  1909.  But  in  the  midst  of  his 
arduous  labors  came  the  inexorable  call  of  the  dread  messenger 
of  death. 

In  the  month  of  November,  1907,  he  suffered  a  general  break 
down  as  the  sequence  of  an  illness  of  some  ten  years'  duration. 
On  December  16  he  announced  that  because  of  the  condition  of 
his  health  he  would  not  be  a  candidate  again  for  reelection  to  the 
United  States  Senate,  and  shortly  thereafter,  on  the  23d  day  of 
last  December,  he  died,  in  the  fifty-ninth  year  of  his  life,  re 
spected  and  honored  and  loved  and  mourned  by  all  who  knew 
him.  But  he  left  us  a  priceless  legacy — 

One  of  the  few,  the  immortal  names, 
That  were  not  born  to  die. 

Senator  MALLORY,  Mr.  Speaker,  was  a  Democrat  of  the  old 
school,  true  to  the  teachings  of  the  fathers.  He  had  no  pre 
tense.  He  did  not  know  what  it  was  to  be  untrue  to  himself 
or  false  to  any  man.  He  was  a  man  of  the  simple  life,  of 
courteous  ways,  and  of  genial  manners.  He  was  a  quiet  man, 
without  display  or  ostentation.  He  cared  naught  for  the  pomp 
and  circumstance  of  the  world.  He  had  a  gentle  manner,  a 
lovable  disposition,  a  magnanimous  mind,  a  kindly  character, 
and  was  hospitality  personified.  He  had  clear  ideas  of  life, 
fixed  views  of  things,  well-defined  principles,  much  determina 
tion,  great  force  of  character,  and  the  love  for  his  native  South 
land  was  the  inspiration  of  his  life. 

He  was  broad  minded  in  his  views,  tolerant  of  the  opinions  of 
others,  and  he  believed  in  the  greatest  liberty  for  the  individual 
consistent  with  the  liberty  of  every  other  individual.  He  was 
farseeing  and  sagacious,  a  wise  counselor,  a  true  friend,  and  a 


Address  of  Mr.  Sulzer,  of  New  York  83 

safe  guide.  He  was  the  foe  of  every  special  privilege  and  fought 
the  good  fight,  in  Congress  and  out  of  Congress,  for  equal  rights 
to  all. 

He  had  a  great  mind,  a  good  heart,  a  genial  nature,  and  a 
kindly  word  for  all.  He  was  a  student,  a  lawyer,  a  soldier,  and 
a  statesman.  He  was  a  cultivated  gentleman  without  fear  and 
without  reproach.  For  years  he  suffered  much,  but  he  bore  the 
ills  and  pains  of  mortal  disease  with  Job-like  patience.  Amid 
all  his  suffering  he  worked  on  with  a  smile  on  his  pallid  face 
and  a  fortitude  that  commanded  the  admiration  of  all.  He  did 
his  duty  to  the  last.  He  died  in  the  service  of  his  country. 

He  knew  that  death  was  near,  yet  he  had  no  fear.  Beneath 
his  calm  exterior  there  beat  an  unconquerable  heart  that  never 
quailed,  that  never  doubted,  that  never  failed,  that  never  mur 
mured,  and  that  never  complained.  He  welcomed  the  final 
summons,  and  when  it  came  he  bade  farewell  to  earthly  things, 
and  in  his  quiet  way,  so  characteristic  of  his  earthly  life,  he 
quietly  journeyed  to  that  undiscovered  country  from  whose 
bourne  no  traveler  returns. 

Sleep  sweetly,  tender  heart,  in  peace! 

Sleep,  holy  spirit,  blessed  soul, 
While  the  stars  burn,  the  moons  increase, 

And  the  great  ages  onward  roll. 


84  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  R.  Mallory 


ADDRESS  OF  MR,  CLARK,  OF  FLORIDA 

Mr.  SPEAKER:  It  may  not  be  generally  known  that,  although 
Florida  was  admitted  into  the  Union  of  States  on  the  jd  day 
of  May,  1845,  this  is  the  first  time  since  she  became  a  member 
of  the  Federal  Union  that  a  Senator  from  Florida  or  a  Rep 
resentative  from  that  State  has  died  during  his  tenure  of  office. 
The  first  to  die  while  engaged  in  active  service  was  Senator 
STEPHEN  RUSSELL  MALLORY,  only  to  be  followed  in  a  few  weeks 
by  his  successor,  WILLIAM  JAMES  BRYAN.  For  nearly  sixty- 
three  years  of  Florida's  history  as  an  American  State  the  hand 
of  death  was  never  laid  upon  a  single  one  of  her  representa 
tives  here  in  either  House.  It  seems  a  strange  dispensation 
of  Providence,  and  one  that  I  shall  not  undertake  to  fathom, 
that  almost  within  the  month  after  Senator  MALLORY  had  fin 
ished  his  labors  and  gone  across  the  river  the  young  Senator 
appointed  to  succeed  him  should  also  be  called  from  his 
labors  here. 

I  was  asked,  Mr.  Speaker,  a  few  days  ago  by  a  gentleman, 
what  was  the  distinguishing  characteristic  of  Senator  MALLORY? 
I  answered  without  hesitation,  and  I  think  that  would  be  the 
answer  given  by  all  the  people  of  Florida,  that  his  most 
distinguished  characteristic  was  his  sterling,  rugged,  uncom 
promising  honesty  under  any  and  all  circumstances.  As  has 
been  said  by  gentlemen  who  have  paid  tribute  to  him  to-day, 
he  did  not  rank  in  that  class  of  American  statesmen  known  for 
their  great  brilliancy,  known  for  their  gifts  of  magnificent 
oratory,  but  he  was  painstaking,  he  was  careful,  he  was  loyal, 
he  was  true,  and  he  was  honest. 


Address  of  Mr.  Clark,  of  Florida  85 

No  step  in  his  life,  whether  as  private  citizen,  whether  as  a 
practitioner  at  the  bar,  whether  as  a  member  of  the  Florida 
legislature,  a  Member  of  this  House,  or  a  member  of  the  Senate, 
was  ever  taken  except  with  the  purest  of  motives  and  the  most 
patriotic  of  purposes.  I  knew  Mr.  MALLORY  personally  for 
nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century.  I  have  gone  with  him  over  the 
State  of  Florida  in  political  campaigns.  I  have  known  him 
well  during  all  that  time  and,  although  we  have  had  in  the  State 
of  Florida  at  times  fierce  factional  differences,  the  opponents  of 
Senator  MALLORY  always  knew  that  he  would  never  stoop  to 
anything  that  was  improper  or  unfair  to  achieve  an  advantage. 
The  people  of  the  State  of  Florida,  I  think,  loved  Mr.  MALLORY 
probably  with  an  intenser  affection  than  any  other  of  her  sons. 
People  who  bitterly  opposed  him  in  the  field  of  politics  admired, 
honored,  and  respected  him.  I  think  I  can  say,  too,  Mr. 
Speaker,  for  him  something  that  is  exceedingly  rare  in  American 
politics.  Having  been  a  Member  of  this  House  for  two  terms,  as 
has  already  been  mentioned,  he  was  a  candidate  for  a  third 
term,  and  having  been  defeated  by  the  present  occupant  of  the 
chair  [Mr.  SPARKMAN],  he  retired  to  his  home  at  Pensacola  and 
assumed  his  position  as  a  quiet  citizen,  taking  up  his  work  as  a 
lawyer  and  lending  every  possible  aid  in  the  upbuilding  of  the 
city  and  State  he  loved  so  well. 

In  1897  there  was  a  fierce  Senatorial  conflict  before  the  legis 
lature  of  Florida.  Mr.  MALLORY  was  not  a  candidate.  The 
contest  was  between  others.  After  this  contest  had  dragged 
its  weary  and  bitter  lengths  for  some  weeks  and  it  seemed  im 
possible  that  either  of  the  contestants  could  be  elected,  some 
gentlemen  who  were  not  supporters  of  either  of  the  two  promi 
nent  candidates  got  together  and  it  was  suggested  that  they 
send  for  Mr.  MALLORY. 


86  Memorial  Addresses:  Stephen  K.  Mallory 

They  telegraphed  for  him,  and  he  came  to  Tallahassee.  I 
remember  how  he  looked  when  he  arrived.  The  dread  disease 
which  eventually  carried  him  off  was  then  upon  him.  Pale  and 
emaciated,  he  was  hardly  recognizable  by  the  friends  who  had 
known  him  in  the  years  before. 

He  had  a  conference  that  night  with  the  gentleman  who  had 
sent  for  him,  and  the  next  day,  without  the  expenditure  of  a 
dollar,  without  a  promise  of  any  character,  he  was  elected  to 
the  United  States  Senate.  In  1904,  without  the  expenditure  of 
a  cent,  he  was  unanimously  renominated,  and  in  1905,  without 
an  opponent,  and  without  the  expenditure  of  a  dollar,  he  was 
unanimously  reelected  as  a  Senator. 

I  believe  it  is  generally  conceded  among  the  people  of  the 
State  of  Florida  that  if  his  health  had  improved  he  would  have 
been  returned  for  the  third  time  to  the  Senate,  with  practically 
no  opposition. 

Mr.  MALLORY'S  life  will  always  be  an  inspiration  to  the  youth 
of  Florida.  It  ought  to  be  an  inspiration  to  the  youth  of  this 
whole  country.  What  he  was  he  had  carved  out  for  himself, 
because  as  has  been  so  well  stated,  he  was  left  in  his  early 
youth  to  strike  out  for  himself,  without  money  and  without  aid. 

He  has  never  been  "found  wanting"  in  any  position  of  honor 
or  trust  to  which  his  fellow-citizens  have  called  him.  Modest, 
unassuming,  and  generous,  he  was  a  model  citizen;  honest,  sin 
cere,  and  patriotic,  he  was  a  faithful  public  servant;  candid, 
kind,  and  unselfish,  he  was  a  genuine  friend.  He  despised 
hypocrisy.  He  would  spurn  success  secured  at  the  sacrifice 
of  honor.  He  never  comprised  with  wrong  or  winked  at  fraud. 
The  Senate  may  have  had  abler  members,  but  no  man  who  ever 
sat  in  that  august  body  was  more  thoroughly  consecrated  to  the 
cause  of  right  than  was  our  dead  Senator — STEPHEN  RUSSELL 
MALLORY. 

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